Chemical Formulae

~covalent compounds. ~charges of some cations and anions.

Name of Chemical Charge Cation Symbol

compound formula Sodium ion Na⁺
Oxygen O₂ Potassium ion K⁺
Water H₂O Lithium ion Li⁺
Ammonia NH₃ +1 Silver ion Ag⁺
Sulphuric acid H₂SO₄ Copper(I) ion Cu⁺
Hydrogen ion H⁺
Ammonium ion NH₄⁺
Charge Anion Symbol Nickel(I) ion Ni⁺
-1 Fluoride ion F⁻ Magnesium Mg²⁺
Chloride ion Cl⁻ Calcium Ca²⁺
Bromide ion Br⁻ Zinc ion Zn²⁺
Iodide ion I⁻ +2 Iron(II) ion Fe²⁺
Hydroxide ion OH⁻ Copper(II) ion Cu²⁺
Nitrate ion NO₃⁻ Manganese(II) Mn²⁺
Nitrite ion NO₂⁻ ion Pb²⁺
Bicarbonate ion HCO₃⁻ Lead(II) ion Ni²⁺
Permanganate ion MnO₄⁻ Nickel(II) ion
Hydride ion H⁻ +3 Iron(III) ion Fe³⁺
Aluminium ion Al³⁺
-2 Oxide ion O²⁻
Chromium(III) Cr³⁺
Sulphide ion S²⁻
ion
Sulphate ion SO₄²⁻
Sulphite ion SO₃²⁻
Carbonate ion CO₃²⁻
Thiosulphate ion S₂O₃²⁻
Chromate(VI) ion CrO₄²⁻
Dichromate(VI) ion Cr₂O₇²⁻
-3 Phosphide ion P³⁻
Phosphate ion PO₄³⁻
Nitride ion N₇³⁻