Metal

Reactivity Series Solubility Table

Metal Symbol
Negative Ions Positive Ions Solubility of compounds
Potassium K + = Example
(Anions) (Cations) in water
Sodium Na
+ + + + + +
Lithium Li any anion + alkali ions (Li ,Na ,K ,Rb ,Cs ,Fr ) = soluble NaF is soluble
+
Calcium Ca any anion + hydrogen ion (H ) = soluble HCl is soluble
Magnesium Mg any anion + ammonium ion (NH4 )
+
= soluble NH4Cl is soluble
Reactivity Increases

Aluminum
Al -
nitrate (NO3 ) + any cation = soluble KNO3, is soluble
Zinc Zn
Iron Fe - NaCH3COO is
acetate (CH3COO ) + any cation = soluble
Tin Sn soluble
+ 2+ 2+ +

Lead
Pb Chloride (Cl )
- silver (Ag ), lead (Pb ), mercury (Hg ), copper (Cu ), thallium
+ + = insoluble AgCl is insoluble
Hydrogen H 2 Bromide (Br )
- (Tl )
-
Copper Cu Iodide (I ) + any other cation = soluble KBr is soluble
Silver Ag 2+ 2+
calcium (Ca ), strontium (Sr ), barium (Ba ), silver (Ag ), lead
2+ +
BaSO4 is
Gold Au + 2+ 2+ = insoluble
2-
Sulfate (SO4 ) (Pb ), radium (Ra ) insoluble
Platinum Pt
+ any other cation = soluble CuSO4 is soluble
+ + + + + +
alkali ions (Li ,Na ,K ,Rb ,Cs ,Fr ),
Halogen Reactivity +
2+ 2+ 2+ 2+
alkali earth metals (Be ,Mg ,Ca ,Sr ,Ba ,Ra ),
2+ 2+
= soluble MgS is soluble
2-
Reactivity Increases

Sulfide (S ) +
and H , NH4
+

Fluorine F 2
+ any other cation = insoluble ZnS is insoluble
Chlorine Cl2
Bromine Br2 + + + + + + + + 2+ 2+ 2+ + Sr(OH)2 is
+ alkali ions (Li ,Na ,K ,Rb ,Cs ,Fr ), H ,NH4 ,Sr ,Ba ,Ra ,Tl = soluble
Iodine I 2 - soluble
Hydroxide (OH )
Zn(OH)2 is
+ any other cation = insoluble
insoluble
+ + + + + + + + (NH4)3PO4 is
Phosphate (PO4 )
3- + alkali ions (Li ,Na ,K ,Rb ,Cs ,Fr ), H ,NH4 = soluble
2- soluble
Carbonate (CO3 )
2-
sulfite (SO3 ) MgCO3 is
+ any other cation = insoluble
insoluble

All oxides are insoluble EXCEPT those of calcium, barium and Alkali metal (Group IA) cations; these soluble ones actually react with the
water to form hydroxides.