INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Daily Practice Problems

Target JEE 2016
CLASS : XII DATE :10-11/09/2015 DPP. NO.-19
COLOURS OF DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS

Black Colour Compounds Green Colour Compounds

1. PbS 1. Ni(OH)2 (green ppt.)
2. Ag2S 2. Hg2I2 (green ppt.)
3. Cr2O3 (green solid)
3. CuS
4. Cr(OH)3 (green ppt.)
4. Cu2S 5. Cr2(SO4)3
5. NiS 6. CrCl3
6. CoS 7. FeSO4 · 7H2O
7. HgS 8. FeCl2
8. FeS 9. FeSO4· (NH4)2SO4·6H2O(Mohr’s salt)
10. Na2MnO4
9. NiO
11. K2MnO4
10. MnO 12. B(OC2H5)3 (Burns with green edge flame)
11. FeO 13. CoO · ZnO (Rinmann’s green)
12. CuO White Colour Compounds
13. PbO2 1.AgCl
14. MnO2 2.Ag2CO3 (white)
15. Mn3O4 3. AgNO2
16. Fe3O4 4. Ag2SO4
5. PbCl2
17. Co3O4
6. PbBr2 (White crystalline ppt.)
18. Ni(OH)3 7. Cu2I2 (White ppt.)
19. Cu3P2 8. PbSO4
20. BiI3 9. SrSO4
21. Hg + Hg(NH2)Cl 10. BaSO4
11. Hg2SO4
Blue Colour Compounds 12. BaCO3
(a) Light Blue Compunds 13. SrCO3
1. Cu(OH)2 14. CaCO3
2. Cu(NO3)2 15. MgCO3
16. Be(OH)2
3. CuCl2
17. Mg(OH)2
4. CuSO4·5H2O (Blue Vitriol) 18. Ca(OH)2
5. Co(OH)2 19.Al(OH)3(White gelatinous ppt.)
20. Cd(OH)2 (Dirty White)
(b) Deep Blue Compounds 21. Bi(OH)3 (White ppt.)
1. [Cu(NH3)4]SO4(Switzer’s reagent) 22. Zn(OH)2
23. ZnCO3
2. [Cu(NH3)4](NO3)2
24. ZnS
3. Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 (Prussian’s blue) 25. ZnO
4. Fe3[Fe(CN)6]2 (Turnbull’s blue) 26. CaC2O4
5. Na4[Fe(CN)5(NOS)](Violet) 27. Ag2C2O4
28. Ag2S2O3
29. PbS2O3
30. Zn2[Fe(CN)6] (white ppt.)
 Yellow Coloured Compounds Brown Coloured Compounds
1. As2S3 1. SnS
2. As2S5 2. Bi2S3 (Brownish black)
3. CdS 3. CdO
4. SnS2(Artificial gold) 4. PbO2
5. FeS2(Fool’s gold) 5. Fe(OH)3 (Reddish Brown)
6. (NH4)2Sx (where x = 2 to 5)(YAS) 6. Fe2O3 (Reddish Brown solid)
7. PbCrO4 7. Fe2(CO3)3
8. BaCrO4 8. Cu2O (Reddish Brown)
9. SrCrO4 9.Ag3AsO4 (Reddish Brown)
10.AgBr (light yellow)
11. AgI (Dark yellow) 10. O NH2I
12. PbI2
13. PbO (in Cold)
14. ZnO (in Hot) 11. Cu2I2 + I3 (Brown ppt.)
15. HgO (Yellow ppt.) 12. Cu2[Fe(CN)6](Chocolate brown)
16. Na2O2 (Pale yellow) 13. NO2 (Brown gas)
17. Ag3PO4 14. [Fe(H2O)5 (NO)]SO4 (Brown ring)
18. Ag3AsO3
Orange Coloured Compounds
19. Cu(CN)2
1. Sb2S3
20. K3[Co(NO2)6] (Fischer’s salt)
2. Sb2S5
21. (NH4)3PO4· 12MoO3
3. KO3
22. (NH4)3 AsO4 · 12 MoO3
4. CsO2
23. Na2CrO4
24. CrO42– (Yellow in solution) 5. Cr2 O 72 (Orange in aq. solution)

Red Colour Compounds Pink Coloured Compounds

1. Ag2CrO4 (Brick red) 1. Mn(OH)2
2. Hg2CrO4 (Brick red) 2. MnS
3. HgI2 (Scarlet red) 3. MnO 4 (Pink or purple in aq. solution)
4. Pb3O4 (2PbO + PbO2) 4. Co(CN)2
5. CrO2Cl2 (Reddish brown) 5. (NH4)2 SnCl6
6. Fe(CH3COO)3 (Blood red) 6.CoCl2·6H2O
7. Fe(SCN)3 (Blood red) (Hydrated Co2+ = Pink, also known as synthetic ink)
8. AsI3 (Anhydrous Co2+ = Blue)
9. SbI3 Gas
10. SnI2 1. Colourless odourless gas – CO2, N2, O2
11. CuBr2 2. Colourless gas having pungent smell
12. [Ni(DMG)2] (Rosy red) NH3, H2S, SO2
3. Coloured gas —— Cl2 (Yellowish green)
Br2 (Brown)
NO2 (Brown)
I2 (Violet fumes)
 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Daily Practice Problems
Target JEE 2016
CLASS : XII DATE :12/09/2015 DPP. NO.-20
Solubility chart of ionic compounds in aqueous solution.

Cation Anion Solublility Exception

OCl , ClO 2 , ClO3 ,
– All are soluble (i) ClO 4 of K+, Rb+, Cs+
ClO 4 , NO 2 , NO3 are insoluble.
Any (ii) AgNO2 is insoluble
CH3COO–, HSO3 , (iii) CH3COOAg is
HCO3 , HS– partially soluble.
K+, Rb+, Any All are soluble [Pt Cl6]–2 &
Cs+ & NH 4 [Co(NO2)6]3–
are insoluble
Na+ Any All are soluble -----
Any Cl , Br–, I–
–
All are soluble (i) Ag , Pb2+, Hg 22 ,
+

Cu 2 2 are insoluble
(ii) PbCl2, CuBr2, Cu2I2
are soluble on warming
(iii) HgBr2 & HgI2
remain insoluble on
warming.
Any SO 42 All are soluble (i)Ba+2 ,Sr2+, Pb2+ are
insoluble
(ii) CaSO4, Ag2SO4 ,
SnSO4 & HgSO4 are
partially soluble
Any SO32 , CO 32 , All are (i) BeF2 & AgF are
insoluble soluble
C 2 O 4 2 , PO 4 3 ,
(ii) K+ to Cs+ & NH 4 are
O–2 ,OH– , F–
soluble
(iii) O–2 & OH– of Sr 2
& Ba+2 are soluble
Any CN–, OCN–,SCN–, All are I group cation & II group
S–2 insoluble cation are soluble
Any CrO 42 is similar to Same as SO 42 Same as SO 42 but
SO 42 SrCrO4 is soluble
Any MnO 41 is similar Same as ClO 4 NaMnO4, KMnO4 are
soluble
to ClO 4

1. All the cuprous salts are insoluble.

2. Sulphides are usually insoluble, leavingthose of alkali metals and ammonium sulphide, which are soluble.
Sulphides of alkaline earth metals and of ammonium are decomposed in aqueous solution.
3. Compounds of alkali metals and ammonium salts are generally soluble.
2
4. CO32 , OH–, CrO 24 , PO 34 & SO3 are found generally insoluble, leaving those of alkali metals and
ammonium cation, which are soluble.