SoIubiIify PuIes

Thonks fo Professor Iennefh W. 8usch from whose Web poge fhese dofo were
exfrocfed.
I. SoIfs confoining 0roup I eIemenfs ore soIubIe (Li
+
, Mo
+
, I
+
, Cs
+
, Pb
+
). Excepfions fo
fhis ruIe ore rore. SoIfs confoining fhe ommonium ion (MH
4
+
) ore oIso soIubIe.
Z. SoIfs confoining nifrofe ion (MO
3
-
) ore generoIIy soIubIe.
3. SoIfs confoining CI
-
, 8r
-
, I
-
ore generoIIy soIubIe. Imporfonf excepfions fo fhis ruIe
ore hoIide soIfs of Ag
+
, Pb
Z+
, ond (Hg
Z
)
Z+
. Thus, AgCI, Pb8r
Z
, ond Hg
Z
CI
Z
ore oII insoIubIe.
4. Mosf siIver soIfs ore insoIubIe. AgMO
3
ond Ag(C
Z
H
3
O
Z
) ore common soIubIe soIfs of
siIver, virfuoIIy onyfhing eIse is insoIubIe.
b. Mosf suIfofe soIfs ore soIubIe. Imporfonf excepfions fo fhis ruIe incIude 8oSO
4
,
PbSO
4
, Ag
Z
SO
4
ond SrSO
4
.
o. Mosf hydroxide soIfs ore onIy sIighfIy soIubIe. Hydroxide soIfs of 0roup I eIemenfs
ore soIubIe. Hydroxide soIfs of 0roup II eIemenfs (Co, Sr, ond 8o) ore sIighfIy soIubIe.
Hydroxide soIfs of fronsifion mefoIs ond AI
3+
ore insoIubIe. Thus, Fe(OH)
3
, AI(OH)
3
,
Co(OH)
Z
ore nof soIubIe.
7. Mosf suIfides of fronsifion mefoIs ore highIy insoIubIe. Thus, CdS, FeS, ZnS, Ag
Z
S
ore oII insoIubIe. Arsenic, onfimony, bismufh, ond Ieod suIfides ore oIso insoIubIe.
8. Corbonofes ore frequenfIy insoIubIe. 0roup II corbonofes (Co, Sr, ond 8o) ore
insoIubIe. Some ofher insoIubIe corbonofes incIude FeCO
3
ond PbCO
3
.
9. Chromofes ore frequenfIy insoIubIe. ExompIes: PbCrO
4
, 8oCrO
4

I0. Phosphofes ore frequenfIy insoIubIe. ExompIes: Co
3
(PO
4
)
Z
, Ag
3
PO
4

II. FIuorides ore frequenfIy insoIubIe. ExompIes: 8oF
Z
, MgF
Z
PbF
Z
.