Solubility Rules for Double Replacement Reactions COMPOUND SOLUBILITY EXCEPTION(S) 1. Salts of alkali metals and ammonia Soluble 2. Nitrate salts and chlorate salts Soluble None 3. Sulfate salts Soluble Pb, Ag, Hg, Ba, Sr, and Ca 4. Chloride, bromide and iodide salts Soluble Ag, Hg, and Pb 5. Carbonates, phosphates, chromates, sulfides, and hydroxides Insoluble Compounds of the alkali metals and of ammonia None Single Replacement Reactions Activity Series Li K Lithium Potassium Ba Barium Sr Ca Na Strontium Calcium Sodium Mg Magnesium Al Aluminum Zn Fe Ni Pb Zinc Iron Nickel Lead H Cu Ag Au Hydrogen Copper Silver Gold Always Replace H Replace H from acids Bromide Carbonate Chlorate Chloride Chromate Hydroxide Iodide Nitrate Oxide Phosphate Silicate Sulfate Sulfide aluminum ammonium barium calcium copper(II) hydrogen iron(II) iron(III) lead(II) magnesium manganese(II) mercury(I) mercury(II) potassium silver sodium strontium tin(II) tin(IV) zinc Acetate Solubility Chart S S S S S S S S S S S P S S P S S d S S S S S S S S S S S S S A S S a S S S S S --S P P ----P --A P P A --S A S P ----P S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S --S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S a S S S S S --S A A ------A A S --P P S P S P A S P A --S S A --A A P A A --A S --S S A P A S S S S --S S S P S S A P S I S S S d S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S d --S a --S P A --A A P A A A P S P S S A A P A S A P A S A P A P P A A S A S A A --A I --S P A I ----A A I ----S --S A ----A S S a P S S S P P S S P d S P S P S S S d S d P A S A d A d A I I S A S S A A A S = soluble in water A = soluble in acids, insoluble in water P = partially soluble in water, soluble in dilute acids I = insoluble in dilute acids and water a = slightly soluble in acids, insoluble in water d = decomposes in water
