=. soluble. ammonium phosphate, (NH 4) 3 PO 4, is soluble. +. any other cation. =. low solubility (insoluble). magnesium carbonate, MgCO 3, is insoluble. 1  All compounds of the ammonium ion (NH 4 +), and of Alkali metal (Group IA) cations, are soluble. 2  All nitrates and acetates (ethanoates) are soluble. 3  All chlorides, bromides and iodides are soluble EXCEPT those of silver, lead and mercury(I).
The period of the Warring States (Zhanguo or Chan-Kuo) refers to the era of about 475 BCE to 221 BCE. It commenced at a time of when the numerous petty city-state kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn period had been consolidated into seven major contenders and a few minor enclaves. The above map shows a delineation of the states.
By 475 BCE the provinces/states of the Zhou kingdom were more powerful than the Zhou central government. The states rebelled and fought one another in a series of brutal wars, which began a period of over 200 years of war called the Warring States Period. Eventually, one family (Qin) united all others into one empire. This is usually recognized as the first empire of China, which begins a new time period called Imperial China. Imperial basically means empire of.