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Colours of some common salts / compounds
Salts / Compounds

Colour

Potassium dichromate, K2Cr2O7

Orange

Potassium permanganate, KMnO4

Violet

Friferric tetraoxide, Fe3O4

Black

Ferrous sulphate, FeSO4.7H2O

Green

Ferric sulphate, Fe(SO4)3

Yellow

Ferric hydroxide, Fe(OH)2

Green

Ferrous hydroxide, Fe(OH)3

Orange or reddish brown

Ferrous chloride, FeCl2

Yellow

Ferric chloride, FeCl3

Reddish brown

Iron (II) carbonate, FeCO3

Brown

Iron (III) nitrate, Fe(NO3)3

Red

Iron (II) sulphide, FeS

Black

Iron (III) sulphide, Fe2S3

Black

Copper carbonate, CuCO3

Green

Copper nitrate, Cu(NO3)2

Bluish green

Copper sulphate, CuSO4.5H2O

Blue

Anhydrous copper sulphate, CuSO4

White

Copper sulphide, CuS

Black

Copper chloride, CuCl2

Yellow

Copper (II) oxide, CuO

Black

Copper (I) oxide, Cu2O

Red

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Copper hydroxide, Cu(OH)2

Blue

Red lead, Pb3O4

Red or orange red

Lead iodide, PbI2

Yellow

Lead sulphide, PbS

Black

Lead (II) oxide, PbO

Yellow

Lead (IV) oxide, PbO2

Chocolate brown

Mercuric sulphide, HgS

Black or red

Mercuric oxide, HgO

Orange red

Silver iodide, AgI

Yellow

Silver sulphide, Ag2S

Black

Silver bromide, AgBr

Yellow

Silver oxide, Ag2O

Brown

All sodium, calcium, magnesium and zinc salts are white in colour.
All other lead, mercury and silver salts (except those mentioned) are white in colour.

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