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Monatomic group ions aluminum Al3+ barium Ba2+ bromide Brcalcium Ca2+ chloride Clfluoride Fhydrogen H+ hydride Hiodide

Ilithium Li+ magnesium Mg2+ nitride N-3 oxide O2potassium K+ phosphide P3sodium Na+ strontium Sr2+ sulfide S2Polyatomic ions acetate C2H3O2ammonium NH4+ bicarbonate HCO3bisulfate HSO4borate BO3-3 bromate BrO3bromite BrO2carbonate CO32chlorate ClO3chlorite ClO2chromate CrO42cyanide CNdichromate Cr2O72dihydrogen phosphate H2PO4hydrogen sulfide HShydrogen carbonate HCO3hydrogen phosphate HPO42hydrogen sulfate HSO4hydronium H3O+ hydroxide OHhypobromite BrOhypochlorite ClOhypoiodite IOiodate IO3iodite IO2nitrate NO3nitrite NO2oxalate C2O42perbromate BrO4perchlorate ClO4periodate IO4 permanganate MnO4-

peroxide phosphate phosphite sulfate sulfite superoxide thiocyanate thiosulfate

Monatomic group ions aluminum Al3+ barium Ba2+ Transition element ions bromide Br+,Au3+ Gold(I),(III) Au calcium Ca2+ 2+,Fe3+ Iron(II),(III) Fe chloride Cl2+ Manganese(II) Mn fluoride F2+,Co3+ cobalt(II),(III) Co hydrogen H+ +,Cu2+ copper (I),(II) Cu hydride H2+,Ni3+ nickel(II),(III) Ni iodide I2+,Pb4+ lead(II),(IV) Pb lithium Li+ 2+,Hg2+ magnesium Mg2+ mercury(I),(II)Hg2 nitride N-3 silver Ag+ oxide O2tin(II),(IV) Sn2+,Sn4+ potassium K+ zinc Zn2+ phosphide P3Na+ Watch out for mercury(I)! sodium strontium Sr2+ S2Please note that ide, -ate, sulfide -ite, hypo-ite, and per-ate Polyatomic ions ions of the same atom C2H3O2generally have the same acetate NH4+ chargethe difference is ammonium bicarbonate HCO3the number of oxygen bisulfate HSO4atoms in the ion borate BO3-3 bromate BrO3bromite BrO2carbonate CO32chlorate ClO3chlorite ClO2chromate CrO42cyanide CNdichromate Cr2O72dihydrogen phosphate H2PO4hydrogen sulfide HShydrogen carbonate HCO3hydrogen phosphate HPO42hydrogen sulfate HSO4hydronium H3O+ hydroxide OHhypobromite BrOhypochlorite ClOhypoiodite IOiodate IO3iodite IO2nitrate NO3-

O22PO43PO33SO42SO32O2SCNS2O32-

nitrite oxalate perbromate perchlorate periodate permanganate peroxide phosphate phosphite sulfate sulfite superoxide thiocyanate thiosulfate

NO2C2O42BrO4ClO4IO4 MnO4O22PO43PO33SO42SO32O2SCNS2O32-

Transition element ions Gold(I),(III) Au+,Au3+ Iron(II),(III) Fe2+,Fe3+ Manganese(II) Mn2+ cobalt(II),(III) Co2+,Co3+ copper (I),(II) Cu+,Cu2+ nickel(II),(III) Ni2+,Ni3+ lead(II),(IV) Pb2+,Pb4+
mercury(I),(II)Hg22+,Hg2+

silver tin(II),(IV) zinc

Ag+ Sn2+,Sn4+ Zn2+

Watch out for mercury(I)! Please note that ide, -ate, -ite, hypo-ite, and per-ate ions of the same atom generally have the same chargethe difference is the number of oxygen atoms in the ion

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