metal colours

• copper metal

  pink or reddish brown
• other metals besides copper

  silver or grey
• zinc oxide

  yellow when hot

  white when cool
• copper (I) oxide

  red
• copper (II) oxide

  black
• iron (II) oxide

  black
• iron (III) oxide

  black
• group 1 oxides

  white
• group 1 hydroxides

  white
• group 2 hydroxides

  white
• group 2 oxides

  white
• copper (II) carbonate

  green
• group 1 carbonate

  white
• group 2 carbonate

  white
• copper (II) solutions

  blue
• iron (II) solutions

  pale green
• iron (III) solutions

  pale yellow
• aq bromine

  reddish brown
• aq iodine

  brown
• group 1 salt solutions

  colourless
• group 2 salt solutions

  colourless
• fluorine gas

  pale yellow gas
• chlorine gas

  greenish yellow
• liquid bromine

  reddish brown
• solid iodine

  purple- black
• solid astatine

  black