soluble ionic cpds
1A cations
Nitrates (NO3 -)
Perchlorates (ClO4 -)
Acetates (CH3COO-)
Sulfates (SO4 2-)
Halogens (Cl-, Br-, I-)
Insoluble compounds
Carbonates (CO3 2-)
Phosphates (PO4 -)
Hydroxides (OH-)
exceptions to Halogens
Ag+, Hg2 2+, Pb 2+
exceptions to Sulfates (SO4 2-)
Sr 2+, Hg2 2+, Pb 2+, Ba 2+
exceptions to carbonates
1A cations and NH4+
exceptions to phosphates
group 1A cations and NH4+
exceptions to hydroxides
1A cations, NH4+, Sr2+, and Ba2-