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Salts: Formula and Solubility

Salt is an ionic solid. Salts that release H+ ion are called acids, while salts that accept H+ are called
bases. Water soluble bases are called Alkalis. Transition metal salts are colored.

SNAP (sodium, nitrate, ammonium, potassium) salts are soluble.

Metal hydroxides and oxides

soluble for group 1,

soluble on heating for group 2, Fe and Al

rest are insoluble

If not SNAP,

 Sulfates are insoluble for Pb, Ca, and Ba

 Halides are insoluble for Ag, Hg and Pb
 Phosphates and carbonates are all insoluble

Chemical Name Chemical Formula Is it soluble? White or

(Y/N) colored?

Iron (III) Hydroxide

Magnesium chloride

Barium carbonate

Aluminium nitrate

Silver bromide

Barium sulfate

Calcium sulfate

Zinc carbonate

Ammonium carbonate

Sodium sulfate

Copper (II) hydroxide

Nitric acid

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Sulfuric acid

Hydrogen chloride

Magnesium carbonate

Lithium nitrate

Calcium chloride

Mercury (I) iodide

Write down 5 soluble and 5 insoluble salts that are not in this table.

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LUMS, Harvard University
BSS, LGS (55 Main, Phase 1, Phase 5), City School, Learning Alliance,