Cations
Reagent added | Pb2+ | Cu2+ | Fe3+ | Co2+ | Zn2+ | Mg2+ | Ba2+ | K+ |
(NH4)2SO4 | PbSO4 | CuSO4 | Fe2(SO4)3 | CoSO4 | ZnSO4 | MgSO4 | BaSO4 | K2SO4 |
White ppt | Blue ppt | Yellow | Reddish pink | White | white | White | White | |
(NH4)2S | PbS | CuS | Fe2S3 | CoS | ZnS | MgS | BaS | K2S |
Black | Black | Yellow | Black | White | white | Colourless | Colourless | |
NaI | PbI2 | CuI2 | Fe2I3 | CoI2 | ZnI2 | MgI2 | BaI2 | KI |
Bright | Black | white | White | White | white | |||
NH4SCN | Pb(SCN)2 | Cu(SCN)2 | Fe2(SCN)3 | Co(SCN)2 | Zn(SCN)2 | Mg(SCN)2 | Ba(SCN)2 | KSCN |
White | ||||||||
NaOH | Pb(OH)2 | Cu(OH)2 | Fe(OH)3 | Co(OH)3 | Zn(OH)2 | Mg(OH)2 | Ba(OH)2 | KOH |
Na2PbO2 | ||||||||
NaOH | Na2ZnO2 | |||||||
NH3(aq) | ||||||||
NH3(aq) (excess | [Pb(NH3)4]SO4 | [Cu(NH3)4]SO4 | [Fe(NH3)6]2(SO4)3 | [Co(NH3)4]SO4 | [Zn(NH3)4]SO4 | |||