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Solubility Rules: Name - Chem Worksheet 15-1

The document discusses solubility rules for ionic compounds in water. It provides a solubility table and uses it to determine whether example compounds are soluble or insoluble in water. It also has questions about writing balanced equations for solubility reactions and identifying general solubility trends.

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Solubility Rules: Name - Chem Worksheet 15-1

The document discusses solubility rules for ionic compounds in water. It provides a solubility table and uses it to determine whether example compounds are soluble or insoluble in water. It also has questions about writing balanced equations for solubility reactions and identifying general solubility trends.

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Solubility Rules Name ________________

Chem Worksheet 15-1


Many ionic compounds will dissolve in water so we say they are soluble. Sodium chloride (NaCl), and
potassium nitrate (KNO3) are two examples of soluble compounds. When these compounds are mixed
with water they dissolve, and we describe them as aqueous (aq). There are many ionic compounds that do
not dissolve in water, though. These are described as insoluble. An insoluble substance simply remains in
the solid state (s) when added to water. The chart below can be used to predict whether the compounds are
soluble or insoluble.
Solubility Table
Anions
Acetate Carbonate Chloride Hydroxide Iodide Nitrate Sulfate
C2H3O2– CO32– Cl– OH– I– NO3– SO42–
Aluminum
Al3+ S I S I S S S
Ammonium
NH4+ S S S S S S S
Barium
Ba2+ S I S S S S I
Cations

Copper (II)
Cu2+ S I S I I S S
Lead (II)
Pb2+ S I S I I S I
Silver
Ag+ I I I I I S I
Sodium
Na+ S S S S S S S
Zinc
Zn2+ S I S I S S S
S - soluble I - insoluble

Use the chart above to answer the following questions about solubility.
1. Which of the following compounds are soluble? Which are insoluble?
a. Sodium iodide d. Ammonium chloride
b. Silver nitrate e. Copper (II) hydroxide
c. Lead (II) chloride f. Aluminum hydroxide

2. The following reactions take place in water. Rewrite each equation and specify whether each substance
would be aqueous (aq) or solid (s).
a. Pb(NO3)2 ( ) + BaI2 ( ) PbI2 ( ) + Ba(NO3)2 ( )
b. Ba(C2H3O2)2 ( ) + CuSO4 ( ) Cu(C2H3O2)2 ( ) + BaSO4 ( )
c. ZnSO4 ( ) + 2AgNO3 ( ) Zn(NO3)2 ( ) + Ag2SO4 ( )
d. Cu(NO3)2 ( ) + 2NaOH ( ) Cu(OH)2 ( ) + 2NaNO3 ( )
e. Silver nitrate and sodium carbonate react to form silver carbonate and sodium nitrate .

3. Which three anions form the most soluble compounds?


4. Which two cations form the most soluble compounds?
5. It is helpful to create a generate rule for solubility of compounds? Fill in the following blank to
describe the solubility of some ionic compounds.
a. Compounds containing the ion sodium (Na+) are always ____________.
b. Compounds containing the anion nitrate (NO3–) are always ____________.
c. Compounds containing the ion carbonate are usually _______. Exceptions include ______ and _______.

© John Erickson, 2005 WS15-1SolubilityRules

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