SOLUBILITY CHART

Abbreviations: W, soluble in water; A, insoluble in water but soluble in acids; w, sparingly soluble in water but soluble in acids; a, insoluble in water and only sparingly soluble in acids; I, insoluble in water
and acids; d, decomposes in water. * Indicates two modifications of the salt
No.
1

Acetate
(C2H3O2)
Arsenate
(AsO4)
Arsenite
(AsO3)
Benzoate
(C7H5O2)
Bromide

Carbonate

Chlorate
(ClO3)
Chloride

2
3
4

8
9

-1-

10
11
12
13
14
15

Chromate
(CrO4)
Citrate
(C6H5O7)
Cyanide
Ferricyde
(Fe(CN)6)
Ferrocyde
(Fe(CN)6)
Fluoride

16

Formate
(CHO2)
Hydroxide

17

Iodide

18

Nitrate

19

Oxalate
(C2O4)
Oxide

20
21

Phosphate

22
23

Silicate,
(SiO3)
Sulfate

24

Sulfide

25

Tartrate
(C4H4O6)

Al

NH4

W
Al()3
a
Al()

W
NH4()
W
(NH4)3()
W
NH4AsO2
W
NH4()
W
NH4Br
W
(NH4)2CO3
W
NH4()
W
NH4Cl
W
(NH4)2()
W
(NH4)3()
W
NH4CN
W
(NH4)3()
W
(NH4)4()
W
NH4F
W
NH4()
W
NH4OH
W
NH4I
W
NH4NO3
W
(NH4)2()

W
AlBr2

W
Al()3
W
AlCl3

W
Al()

w
Al4()3
W
AlF3
W
Al()3
A
Al(OH)3
W
AlI3
W
Al(NO3)3
A
Al2()3
a
Al2O3
A
AlPO4
I
Al2()3
W
Al2(SO4)3
d
Al2S3
w
Al2()3

Sb

A
Sb()
A
Sb()

d
SbBr3

W
SbCl3

W
SbF3

d
SbI3

w
Sb2O3
W
NH4H2PO4

W
(NH4)2SO4
W
(NH4)2S
W
(NH4)2()

A
Sb2(SO4)3
A
Sb2S3
W
Sb2()3

Ba

Bi

Cd

Ca

Cr

Co

Cu

Au (I)

Au (II)

Fe (II)

Fe (III)

W
Ba()2
w
Ba3()2

W
Bi()3
A
Bi()

W
Cd()2
A
Cd3()2

W
Cr()3

W
C2H4O2
W
H3AsO4

Fe()2
A
Fe3()2

Fe2()6
A
Fe()

W
Cd()2
W
CdBr2
A
CdCO3
W
Cd()2
W
CdCl2
A
Cd()
A
Cd3()2
W
Cd(CN)2
A
Cd3()2
A
Cd2()
W
CdF2
W
Cd()2
A
Cd(OH)2
W
CdI2
W
Cd(NO3)2
w
Cd()
A
CdO
A
Cd3(PO4)2
A
Cd()
W
CdSO4
A
CdS
A
Cd()

W
Cu()2
A
Cu3()2
A
CuH()
w
Cu()2
W
CuBr2

A
Bi()3
d
BiBr3

W
Co()2
A
Co3()2
A
Co3H6()4
W
Co()2
W
CoBr2
A
CoCO3
W
Co()2
W
CoCl2
A
Co()
w
Co3()2
A
Co(CN)2
I
Co3()2
I
Co2()
W
CoF2
W
Co()2
A
Co(OH)2
W
CoI2
W
Co(NO3)2
A
Co()
A
CoO
A
Co3(PO4)2
A
Co2SiO4
W
CoSO4
A
CoS
A
Co()

W
Ba()2
W
BaBr2
w
BaCO3
W
Ba()2
W
BaCl2
A
Ba()
w
Ba3()2
W
Ba(CN)2
w
Ba3()2
W
Ba2()
w
BaF2
W
Ba()2
W
Ba(OH)2
W
BaI2
W
Ba(NO3)2
w
Ba()
W
BaO
A
Ba3(PO4)2
W
Ba()
a
BaSO4
d
BaS
w
Ba()

W
Ca()2
w
Ca3()2
w
Ca3()2
W
Ca()2
W
CaBr2
w
CaCO3
W
Ca()2
W
CaCl2
W
Ca()
w
Ca3()2
W
Ca(CN)2
W
Ca3()2
W
Ca2()
w
CaF2
W
Ca()2
W
Ca(OH)2
W
CaI2
W
Ca(NO3)2
A
Ca()
w
CaO
w
Ca3(PO4)2
w
Ca()
w
CaSO4
w
CaS
w
Ca()

W
Fe()2
W
FeBr2
w
FeCO3
W
Fe()2
W
FeCl2

A
Fe2()6
W
FeBr3

W
Bi()3
d
BiCl3

A
Bi()
w
Bi(CN)3

W
BiF3
W
Bi()3
A
Bi(OH)3
A
BiI3
d
Bi(NO3)3
A
Bi2()3
A
Bi2O3
A
BiPO4

d
Bi2(SO4)3
A
Bi2S3
A
Bi2()3

W(I)*
CrBr3
W
CrCO3

I
CrCl3

A
Cr(CN)3

W(a)*
CrF3

A
Cr(OH)3
W
CrI3
W
Cr(NO3)3
W
Cr()
a
Cr2O3
w
Cr2(PO4)2

W(I)*
Cr2(SO4)3
d
Cr2S3
d

W
Cu()2
W
CuCl2

A
Cu(CN)2
I
Cu3()2
I
Cu2()
w
CuF2
W
Cu()2
A
Cu(OH)2
a
CuI
W
Cu(NO3)2
A
Cu()
A
CuO
A
Cu3(PO4)2
A
Cu()
W
CuSO4
A
CuS
A
Cu()

w
AuBr

w
AuCl

w
AuCN

W
AuBr3

W
C7H6O2
W
HBr

W
AuCl3

W
HClO3
W
HCl

W
Au(CN)3

W
AuOH
a
AuI

A
Au(OH)3
a
AuI3

Au2O

A
Au2O3
H3PO4

I
Au2S
I

I
Au2S3
I

W
C6H8O7
W
HCN
W
H3()
W
H4()
W
HF
W
CH2O2

W
HI
W
HNO3
W
C2H2O4
W
H2O2
W
Fe3(PO4)2
I
H2SiO3
W
H2SO4
W
H2S
W
C4H6O6

a
Fe(CN)2
I
Fe3()2
I
Fe2()
w
FeF2
W
Fe()2
A
Fe(OH)2
W
FeI2
W
Fe(NO3)2
A
Fe()
A
FeO
A
FePO4

W
FeSO4
A
FeS
A
Fe()

W
Fe()3
W
FeCl3
A
Fe2()3
W
Fe()

a
Fe4()3
w
FeF3
W
Fe()3
A
Fe(OH)3
W
FeI3
W
Fe(NO)3
W
Fe2()3
A
Fe2O3
w

w
Fe(SO4)3
d
Fe2S3
d
Fe2()3

SOLUBILITY CHART (continued)

No.

26

Al

Thiocyte

No.
1

Acetate
(C2H3O2)
Arsenate
(AsO4)
Arsenite
(AsO3)
Benzoate
(C7H5O2)
Bromide

Carbonate

Chlorate
(ClO3)
Chloride

2
3
4

-2-

9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Chromate
(CrO4)
Citrate
(C6H5O7)
Cyanide
Ferricyde
Fe(CN)6
Ferrocyde
Fe(CN)6
Fluoride

16

Formate
(CHO2)
Hydroxide

17

Iodide

18

Nitrate

19
20

Oxalate
(C2O4)
Oxide

21

Phosphate

22

Silicate
(SiO3)
Sulfate

23

NH4

Sb

Ba

W
NH4CNS

Bi

Cd

Ca

W
Ba(CNS)2

Cr

W
Ca(CNS)

Pb

Mg

Mn

Hg (I)

Hg (II)

Ni

W
Pb()2
A
PbH()

W
Mg()2
A
Mg3()
W
Mg3()2
W
Mg()2
W
MgBr2
w
MgCO3
W
Mg()2
W
MgCl2
W
Mg()
W
Mg3()2
W
Mg(CN)2
W
Mg3()2
W
Mg2()
w
MgF2
W
Mg()2
A
Mg(OH)2
W
MgI2
W
Mg(NO3)2
w
Mg()
A
MgO
w
Mg3(PO4)2
A
Mg()
W
MgSO4

W
Mn()2
w
MnH()
A
Mn3H6()4
W
Mn()2
W
MnBr2
w
MnCO3
W
Mn()2
W
MnCl2

w
Hg()
A
Hg3()
A
Hg3()
A
Hg2()2
A
HgBr
A
Hg2CO3
W
Hg()
a
HgCl
w
Hg2()
w
Hg3()
A
HgCN

W
Hg()2
w
Hg3()2
A
Hg3()
w
Hg()2
W
HgBr2

A
HgI
W
HgNO3
a
Hg2()
A
Hg2O
A
Hg3PO4

W
Hg(CN)2
A
Hg3()2
I
Hg2()
d
HgF2
W
Hg()2
A
Hg(OH)2
w
HgI2
W
Hg(NO3)2
A
Hg()
w
HgO
A
Hg3(PO4)2

W
Ni()2
A
Ni3()2
A
Ni3H6()4
w
Ni()2
W
NiBr2
w
NiCO3
W
Ni()2
W
NiCl2
A
Ni()
W
Ni3()2
a
Ni(CN)2
I
Ni3()2
I
Ni2()
w
NiF2
W
Ni()2
w
Ni(OH)2
W
NiI2
W
Ni(NO3)2
A
Ni()
A
NiO
A
Ni3(PO4)2

w
Hg2SO4

d
HgSO4

W
NiSO4

W
K()
W
K3()
W
K3AsO3
W
K()
W
KBr
W
K2CO3
W
K()
W
KCl
W
K2()
W
K3()
W
KCN
W
K3()
W
K4()
W
KF
W
K()
W
KOH
W
KI
W
KNO3
W
K2()
W
K2O
W
K3PO4
W
K2()
W
K2SO4

w
Pb()2
W
PbBr2
A
PbCO3
W
Pb()2
W
PbCl2
A
Pb()
W
Pb3()2
w
Pb(CN)2
w
Pb3()2
a
Pb2()
w
PbF2
W
Pb()2
w
Pb(OH)2
w
PbI2
W
Pb(NO3)2
A
Pb()
w
PbO
A
Pb3(PO4)2
A
Pb()
w
PbSO4

w
MnH()

A
Mn2()
A
MnF2
W
Mn()2
A
Mn(OH)2
W
MnI2
W
Mn(NO3)2
w
Mn()
A
MnO
w
Mn3(PO4)2
I
Mn()
W
MnSO4

d
HgF
w
Hg()

W
Hg()2
W
HgCl2
w
Hg()

Pt

w
PtBr4

W
PtCl4

I
Pt(CN)2

W
PtF4

A
Pt(OH)4
I
PtI2
W
Pt(NO3)4

A
PtO

W
Pt(SO4)2

Co

Cu

W
Co(CNS)2

d
CuCNS

Au (I)

Au (II)

Fe (II)

W
CNSH

Fe (III)

W
W
Fe(CNS)2 Fe(CNS)3

Ag

Na

Sn (IV)

Sn (II)

Sr

Zn

w
Ag()
A
Ag3()
A
Ag3()
w
Ag()
a
AgBr
A
Ag2CO3
W
Ag()
a
AgCl
w
Ag2()
w
Ag3()
a
AgCN
I
Ag3()
I
Ag4()
W
AgF
W
Ag()

W
Na()
W
Na3()
W
Na2H()
W
Na()
W
NaBr
W
Na2CO3
W
Na()
W
NaCl
W
Ma2()
W
Na3()
W
NaCN
W
Na3()
W
Na4()
W
NaF
W
Na()
W
NaOH
W
NaI
W
NaNO3
W
Na2()
d
Na2O
W
Na3PO4
W
Na2()
W
Na2SO4

W
Sn()4

d
Sn()2

W
Sr()2
w
SrH()
w
Sr3()2

W
Zn()2
A
Zn3()2

I
AgI
W
AgNO3
a
Ag2()
w
Ag2O
A
Ag3PO4

w
Ag2SO4

A
Sn3()2

W
SnBr4

W
SnBr2

W
SnCl4
W
Sn()2

W
Sn()2
W
SnCl2
A
Sn()

W
SnF4

A
Sn3()2
a
Sn2()
W
SnF2

w
Sn(OH)4
d
SnI4

A
SnO2

W
Sn(SO4)2

A
Sn(OH)2
W
SnI2
d
Sn(NO3)2
A
Sn()
A
SnO
A
Sn3(PO4)

W
SnSO4

W
SrBr2
w
SrCO3
W
Sr()2
W
SrCl2
w
Sr()
A
SrH()
W
Sr(CN)2
W
Sr3()2
W
Sr2()
w
SrF2
W
Sr()2
W
Sr(OH)2
W
SrI2
W
Sr(NO3)2
w
Sr()
W
SrO
A
Sr3(PO4)2
A
Sr()
w
SrSO4

W
Zn()2
W
ZnBr2
w
ZnCO3
W
Zn()2
W
ZnCl2
w
Zn()
w
Zn3()2
A
Zn(CN)2
A
Zn3()2
I
Zn2()
w
ZnF2
W
Zn()2
A
Zn(OH)2
W
ZnI2
W
Zn(NO3)2
A
Zn()
w
ZnO
A
Zn3(PO4)2
A
Zn()
W
ZnSO4

SOLUBILITY CHART (continued)

No.

24

Sulfide

25

Tartrate
(C4H4O6)
Thiocyte

26

Pb

Mg

Mn

Hg (I)

Hg (II)

Ni

Pt

Ag

Na

Sn (IV)

Sn (II)

Sr

Zn

A
PbS
A
Pb()
w
Pb(CNS)2

d
MgS
w
Mg()
W
Mg(CNS)2

A
MnS
w
Mn()
W
Mn(CNS)2

I
Hg2S
I
Hg2()
A
HgCNS

I
HgS
I

A
NiS
A
Ni()

W
K2 S
W
K2()
W
KCNS

I
PtS
I

A
Ag2S
A
Ag2()
I
AgCNS

W
Na2S
W
Na2()
W
NaCNS

A
SnS2
A

A
SnS
A
Sn()

W
SrS
W
Sr()
W
Sr(CNS)2

A
ZnS
A
Zn()
W
Zn(CNS)2

w
Hg(CNS)2

-3-