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Solid/Salt
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Solubility
in Water
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Application
in QA
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| All nitrates are soluble. |
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| This means that any ion,
when combined with the nitrate ion in solution,
will not precipitate. |
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| Sodium, potassium
and ammonium salts |
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| All sodium, potassium
and ammonium salts are soluble. |
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| This means that any ion,
when combined with the sodium, potassium and
ammonium ion in solution, will not precipitate. |
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| All
sulphates are soluble except for BaSO4,
CaSO4 and PbSO4. |
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| When a solution containing
barium, calcium, or lead(II) ions are mixed
with sulphate ions, a precipitate will be
formed. |
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| All chlorides are soluble
except for AgCl, PbCl2. |
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| When solutions containing
silver or lead(II) ions are mixed with sulphate
ions, a precipitate will be formed. |
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| All carbonates are insoluble
except for Na2CO3, K2CO3
and (NH4)2CO3. |
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| Any cation except NH4+
and Group I cations e.g. Na+,
K+, and will combine with
carbonate ions in solution to form a precipitate. |
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All oxides and hydroxides
are insoluble except for Na2O,
K2O, NaOH, KOH and
Ca(OH)2 [sparingly soluble]. |
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| Most cations except NH4+
and Group I cations e.g. Na+,
K+, and will combine with
hydroxide ions in solution to form precipitates. |
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