Solubility Rules Check

[busupshot83]

The general chemistry book that I'm using to supplement Kaplan's Blue Book is McMurry and Fay's Chemistry (4th ed.). This book states the solubility rules as follows:

A compound is probably soluble if it contains either (or both) of the following criteria:

1) contains one of the following cations:
- group 1A cations: Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+
- ammonium cation: NH4+

2) contains one of the following anions:
- Halide: Cl-, Cr-, I- not paired with Ag+, Hg22+, or Pb2+
- Nitrate (NO3-), perchlorate (ClO4-), acetate (CH3CO2-), and sulfates (SO42-) not paired with Ba2+, Hg22+, Pb2+, Ca2+, or Sr+

If a compound does not contains one of the previous ions, then it is probably not soluble.

How accurate is this information?

 

[BodybldgDoc]

The general chemistry book that I'm using to supplement Kaplan's Blue Book is McMurry and Fay's Chemistry (4th ed.). This book states the solubility rules as follows:

A compound is probably soluble if it contains either (or both) of the following criteria:

1) contains one of the following cations:
- group 1A cations: Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+
- ammonium cation: NH4+

2) contains one of the following anions:
- Halide: Cl-, Cr-, I- not paired with Ag+, Hg22+, or Pb2+
- Nitrate (NO3-), perchlorate (ClO4-), acetate (CH3CO2-), and sulfates (SO42-) not paired with Ba2+, Hg22+, Pb2+, Ca2+, or Sr+

If a compound does not contains one of the previous ions, then it is probably not soluble.

How accurate is this information?

seems right. but i think the kaplan book does a better job of listing the rules.

 

[busupshot83]

seems right. but i think the kaplan book does a better job of listing the rules.

Thanks for your input. This method was the way that I learned back in gen. chem, so I think I'll use this list. Thanks again.