Group 1 cations

Ag+ Pb2+ Hg+

Formula Color and Formula Color and Formula Color and
Reagent nature Nature Nature
White curdy
AgCl ppt. to gray PbCl2 White crystal Hg2Cl2 White curdy
HCl when ppt. ppt.
exposed to
light
Aqueous Soluble
a. boiling Insoluble solution (colorless Insoluble
water of PbCl2 solution)
Ag(NH3)22+ or Soluble HgNH2Cl White and
b. excess Ag(NH3)2Cl (colorless Insoluble and Hgo black ppt.
NH4OH solution)
HgO, White and
AgOH White ppt. Pb(OH)2 White ppt. HgNH2, black ppt.
NH4OH and Hgo
Ag(NH3)2+ or Soluble
a. excess Ag(NH3)2OH (colorless Insoluble Insoluble
NH4OH solution)
White to White
NaOH AgOH to AgO brown ppt. Pb(OH)2 amorphous Hg2O Black ppt.
ppt.
a. Insoluble Pb(OH)42-
excess /Na2PbO2