\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{peaceknight05} \pdfinfo{ /Title (solubility-and-qualitative-tests.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (peaceknight05) /Subject (Solubility and Qualitative Tests Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{296AA3} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F1F5F9} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Solubility and Qualitative Tests Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{peaceknight05} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/126547/cs/26879/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}peaceknight05 \\ \uline{cheatography.com/peaceknight05} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 3rd March, 2021.\\ Updated 11th October, 2022.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Reactivity Series}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Potassium} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Sodium} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Calcium} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Magnesium} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Aluminium} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Carbon} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Zinc} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Iron} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Lead} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Hydrogen} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Copper} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Silver} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Gold} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4577 cm} x{1.28156 cm} x{2.83774 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Addition of Sodium Hydroxide}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Cation} & A few drops & In excess \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Al\textasciicircum{}3+\textasciicircum{} & White ppt & Ppt dissolves to give colourless soln \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ca\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} & White ppt & Ppt is insoluble \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Cu\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} & Light blue ppt & Ppt is insoluble \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Fe\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} & Green ppt & Ppt is insoluble \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Fe\textasciicircum{}3+\textasciicircum{} & \seqsplit{Reddish-brown} ppt & Ppt is insoluble \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pb\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} & White ppt & Ppt dissolves to give colourless soln \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Zn\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} & White ppt & Ppt dissolves to give colourless soln \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} NH4\textasciicircum{}+\textasciicircum{} & No ppt & Ammonia gas evolved upon heating \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.50347 cm} x{1.28156 cm} x{2.79197 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Addition of Aqueous Ammonia}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Cation} & A few drops & In excess \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} *Al\textasciicircum{}3+\textasciicircum{} & White ppt & Ppt is insoluble \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ca\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} & No ppt & - \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Cu\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} & Light blue ppt & Ppt dissolves to give dark blue soln \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Fe\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} & Green ppt & Ppt is insoluble \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Fe\textasciicircum{}3+\textasciicircum{} & \seqsplit{Reddish-brown} ppt & Ppt is insoluble \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} *Pb\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} & White ppt & Ppt is insoluble \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Zn\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} & White ppt & Ppt dissolves to give colourless soln \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{*Al\textasciicircum{}3+\textasciicircum{} and Pb\textasciicircum{}2+\textasciicircum{} can be identified by using aqueous potassium iodide (KI) which forms yellow ppt in the presence of lead.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Amphoteric Metal Oxides}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Zinc (Zn)} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Aluminum (Al)} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Lead (Pb)} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Mnemonic is ZAP} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.92142 cm} p{0.4177 cm} x{1.42018 cm} p{0.4177 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Acidic Oxides}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sulfur Trioxide & SO3 & Sulfuric Acid & H2SO4 \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} *Sulfur Dioxide & SO2 & Sulphurous Acid & H2SO3 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Nitrogen Dioxide & NO2 & Nitric Acid & HNO3 \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} *Dinitrogen Pentoxide & N2O5 & Nitric Acid & HNO3 \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Carbon Dioxide & CO2 & Carbonic Acid & HCO3 \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} *Phosphorus (V) Oxide & P4O10 & Phosphoric Acid & H3PO4 \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} *Phosphorus (III) Oxide & P4O6 & Phosphorous Acid & H3PO3 \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} *Manganese Heptoxide & Mn2O7 & Permanganic Acid & HMnO4 \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} *Dichlorine Monoxide & Cl2O & Hypochlorous Acid & HOCl \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} *Dichlorine Heptoxide & Cl2O5 & Perchloric Acid & HClO4 \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{*Advanced (NIS)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.03597 cm} x{1.94103 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Basic Oxides}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} All Group I and II metals (except Beryllium) & Li2O, Na2O, MgO, CaO, etc. \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} *Thallium (I) Oxide & Tl2O \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} *Bismuth (III) Oxide & Bi2O3 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{*Advanced (NIS)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.9862 cm} p{1.9908 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Always Soluble}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sodium & Na\textasciicircum{}+\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Potassium & K\textasciicircum{}+\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ammonia & NH4\textasciicircum{}+\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Nitrate & NO3\textasciicircum{}-\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Mnemonic: SPAN} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.24425 cm} x{3.73275 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Soluble Salts}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} All halides & Except Pb and Ag compounds (e.g. PbCl2) \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} All sulphates & Except Ba, Ca (sparingly soluble) and Pb (e.g. BaSO4) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.29402 cm} x{3.68298 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Insoluble Salts}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} All \seqsplit{Carbonates} & Except SPA (Sodium, Potassium, Ammonium) \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} All \seqsplit{Phosphates} & Group I Metals and Ammonium compounds \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} All \seqsplit{Hydroxides} & Except SPCM (Sodium, Potassium, Calcium - sparingly soluble, Magnesium - very sparingly soluble) \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}