Colour of Compound

COLOURS OF DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS Green Colour Compounds

1. Ni(OH)2 (green ppt.)
Black Colour Compounds 2. Hg2I2 (green ppt.)
1. PbS 3. Cr2O3 (green solid)
2. Ag2S 4. Cr(OH)3 (green ppt.)
3. CuS 5. Cr2(SO4)3
4. Cu2S 6. CrCl3
5. NiS 7. FeSO4 · 7H2O
6. CoS 8. FeCl2
7. HgS 9. FeSO4· (NH4)2SO4·6H2O(Mohr’s salt)
8. FeS 10. Na2MnO4
9. NiO 11. K2MnO4
10. MnO 12. B(OC2H5)3 (Burns with green edge flame)
11. FeO 13. CoO · ZnO (Riemann’s green)
12. CuO White Colour Compounds
13. PbO2 1. AgCl
14. MnO2 2. Ag2CO3 (white)
15. Mn3O4 3. AgNO2
16. Fe3O4 4. Ag2SO4
17. Co3O4 5. PbCl2
18. Ni(OH)3 6. PbBr2 (White crystalline ppt.)
19. Cu3P2 7. Cu2I2 (White ppt.)
20. BiI3 8. PbSO4
21. Hg + Hg(NH2)Cl 9. SrSO4
10. BaSO4
Blue Colour Compounds 11. Hg2SO4
12. BaCO3
(a) Light Blue Compunds 13. SrCO3
1. Cu(OH)2 14. CaCO3
2. Cu(NO3)2 15. MgCO3
3. CuCl2 16. Be(OH)2
4. CuSO4·5H2O (Blue Vitriol) 17. Mg(OH)2
5. Co(OH)2 18. Ca(OH)2
19. Al(OH)3 (White gelatinous ppt.)
(b) Deep Blue Compounds 20. Cd(OH)2 (Dirty White)
1. [Cu(NH3)4]SO4(Switzer’s reagent) 21. Bi(OH)3 (White ppt.)
2. [Cu(NH3)4](NO3)2 22. Zn(OH)2
3. Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 (Prussian’s blue) 23. ZnCO3
4. Fe3[Fe(CN)6]2 (Turnbull’s blue) 24. ZnS
5. Na4[Fe(CN)5(NOS)](Violet) 25. ZnO
26. CaC2O4
27. Ag2C2O4
28. Ag2S2O3
29. PbS2O3
30. Zn2[Fe(CN)6] (white ppt.)

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Yellow Coloured Compounds Brown Coloured Compounds
1. As2S3 1. SnS
2. As2S5 2. Bi2S3
3. CdS 3. CdO
4. SnS2(Artificial gold) 4. PbO2
5. FeS2(Fool’s gold) 5. Fe(OH)3 (Reddish Brown)
6. (NH4)2Sx (where x = 2 to 5)(YAS) 6. Fe2O3 (Reddish Brown solid)
7. PbCrO4 7. Cu2O (Reddish Brown)
8. BaCrO4 8. Ag3AsO4 (Reddish Brown)
9. SrCrO4
10. AgBr (light yellow) 9. O NH2I
11. AgI (Dark yellow)
12. PbI2
13. PbO (in Cold) 10. Cu2I2 + I3- (Brown ppt.)
14. ZnO (in Hot) 11. Cu2[Fe(CN)6] (Chocolate brown)
15. HgO (Yellow ppt.)
12. NO2 (Brown gas)
16. Na2O2 (Pale yellow)
13. [Fe(H2O)5 (NO)]SO4 (Brown ring)
17. Ag3PO4
18. Ag3AsO3
19. Cu(CN)2 Orange Coloured Compounds
20. K3[Co(NO2)6] (Fischer’s salt) 1. Sb2S3
21. (NH4)3PO4· 12MoO3 2. Sb2S5
22. (NH4)3 AsO4 · 12 MoO3 3. KO3
23. Na2CrO4 4. CsO2
24. CrO42– (Yellow in solution)
5. Cr2O 72- (Orange in aq. solution)
Red Colour Compounds
1. Ag2CrO4 (Brick red) Pink Coloured Compounds
2. Hg2CrO4 (Brick red) 1. Mn(OH)2
3. HgI2 (Scarlet red) 2. MnS
4. Pb3O4 (2PbO + PbO2)
5. CrO2Cl2 (Reddish brown) 3. MnO -4 (Pink or purple in aq. solution)
6. Fe(CH3COO)3 (Blood red) 4. Co(CN)2
7. Fe(SCN)3 (Blood red) 5. (NH4)2 SnCl6
8. AsI3 6.CoCl2·6H2O (Pink on melting black also known as
9. SbI3 sympathetic ink)
10. SnI2
11. CuBr2
Gas
12. [Ni(DMG)2] (Rosy red)
1. Colourless odourless gas – CO2, N2, O2
2. Colourless gas having pungent smell
NH3, H2S, SO2
3. Coloured gas —— Cl2 (Yellowish green)
Br2 (Brown)
NO2 (Brown)
I2 (Violet fumes)