Metal Ion Flame Colour

Rubidium (Rb⁺) Red

Cesium (Cs⁺) Blue
Beryllium (Be²⁺) Colourless
Magnesium (Mg²⁺) Colourless
Calcium (Ca²⁺) Brick Red
Strontium (Sr²⁺) Crimson Red
Barium (Ba²⁺) Apple Green

Indicator Colour in acidic Colour in neutral Colour in basic pH range of

solution solution solution colour change
Litmus Paper Red Purple Blue -
Phenolphthalein Colourless Colourless Pink 8-10
Methyl Orange Red Orange Yellow 3-4
Colour Chemistry - List of substances' colour you need to know for questions.
Compounds of group I
and II are white
Iron (II) compounds are
green
Iron (III) compounds are
red-brown
Copper (II) compounds
are blue.
Exception: Copper (II)
oxide is black (s)
Copper (I) oxide is red (s)
Anhydrous copper (II)
sulphate is white (s)
Key:
(aq) : aqueous
(l) : liquid
(s) : solid
(g) : gas
Nitrogen dioxide is red Bromine solution is Lead (II) iodide is
brown (g) orange (aq) yellow (s)
Sulphur is yellow (s) Iodine is brown (aq) Lead (II) Chloride is
white (s)
Fluorine is yellow (g) Silver chloride is white (s) Carbon dioxide,
Sulphur dioxide,
Oxygen, Nitrogen,
Ammonia, Noble gases,
Carbon monoxide are
colourless. (g)
Chlorine is green – Silver bromide is pale – Copper is red brown (s)
yellow (g) yellow (s)
Bromine is red-brown Silver iodide is yellow (s) Pure Iodine is violet (l)
(l) & (g)
Iodine is grey (s) Metal is shiny silver (s) Copper (II) carbonate is
green (s)
Iodine is violet (g) Gold is shiny yellow (s)