Colours in Chemistry @dannnialftrii

Ions Colour Gases Colour

Copper Blue Hydrogen Colourless

Iron (II) Green Oxygen Colourless

Iron (III) Brown Carbon Dioxide Colourless

Manganese (VII) Purple Ammonia Colourless

Dichromate (VI) Orange Sulphur dioxide Colourless

Bromine Colourless Hydrogen chloride Colourless

Zinc Colourless Hydroxide Colourless

Silver Colourless Nitrogen Dioxide Brown

Chloride Colourless Bromine Brown

Brown (Solution)
Iodine
Solution Colour Purple (Vapor)

Magnesium Oxide White Chlorine Yellowish green

Copper(II) Oxide Black

Copper(II) Sulphate Blue

Iron(II) Sulphate Green

Zinc Sulphate Colourless

Magnesium Sulphate Colourless

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Salt
(Solid) (Solution)

Salts for Ca2+,

Mg2+, Al3+, White Colourless
Pb2+, NH4+

CuSO4 &
Blue Blue
Cu(NO3)2

CuCl2 Green Blue

FeSO4 /
Green Green
Fe(NO3)2 / FeCl2

Fe2(SO4)3 /
Brown Yellow / Brown
Fe(NO3)3 / FeCl3

CuCO3 Green Insoluble

PbCl2 White Insoluble

Salt Colour of Solution

Cu2+ Blue

Fe2+ Green

Fe3+ Brown
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Colour in
Indicator neutral alkaline
acidic solution
solution solution

Litmus solution Red Purple Blue

Methyl Orange Red Orange Yellow

Methyl Red Red Orange Yellow

Universal Red / Orange /

Green Blue / Purple
Indicator Yellow

Phenolphtalein Colourless Colourless Pink