Solubility : E le mafai ona fa'afefe i le H2O ma so'o so'o. E le mafai ona fa'afefeteina i le nitric acid fa'afefeteina ma le acid hydrochloric. E solu teisi i le hydriodic acid ma le vevela vevela. Solu i le amonia ma le methyl acetate.
Suavai Suavai: Solu i le amonia, methyl acetate ma le potassium iodide. E solu teisi i le hydriodic acid ma le nitric acid concentrated. E le mafai ona solu i le vai, ethanol, nitric acid ua fa'afefeteina, hydrochloric acid ma le diethyl ether.