Hard and Soft Acids and Bases

Species you should remember are in red.  Other species are included for your reference.
Most "other" species you should be able to figure out based on comparisons to
"red" species.

Hard acids

H+, Li+, Na+, K + , Rb+, Cs+
Be2+, Mg2+, Ca2+ , Sr2+, Ba2+
BF3, Al 3+, Si 4+, BCl3 , AlCl3
Ti4+, Cr3+, Cr2+, Mn2+
Sc3+, La 3+, Ce4+, Gd 3+, Lu3+, Th 4+, U4+
Ti4+, Zr 4+, Hf4+, VO 4+, Cr6+,
 Si4+, Sn 4+

Soft acids

Tl+, Cu+, Ag+, Au +, Cd2+
Hg2+, Pd2+, Pt 2+, M0, RHg +, Hg22+
BH3
CH2
HO+, RO +

Borderline acids

Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+ , Cu2+, Zn2+
Rh3+, Ir3+, Ru3+, Os 2+
R3C+ , Sn2+, Pb 2+
NO+, Sb 3+, Bi3+
SO2

Hard bases

F-, Cl-
H2O, OH-, O2-
CH3COO- , ROH, RO-, R2O
NO3-, ClO4-
CO32-, SO42- , PO43-
NH3, RNH2
N2H4

Soft bases

H-, I-
H2S, HS-, S2- , RSH, RS-, R2S
SCN- (bound through S), CN-, RNC, CO
R3P, C2H4, C 6 H6
(RO)3P, R 3As, S2O 32-
 

Borderline bases

Br-
NO2-, N3-
SO32-
C6H5NH2, pyridine
N2