Shailendra Kumars Physical Chemistry

For IIT/AIEEE/AIPMT

Names and Formula of Some Common Inorganic Cations and Anions

Cation Aluminum (Al ) Ammonium (NH4+) Barium (Ba2+) Cadmium (Cd2+) Calcium (Ca2+) Cesium (Cs+) Chromium(III) or chromic (Cr3+) Cobalt(II) or cobaltous (Co2+) Copper(I) or cuprous (Cu+) Copper(II) or cupric (Cu2+) Hydrogen (H+) Iron(II) or ferrous (Fe2+) Iron(III) or ferric (Fe3+) Lead(II) or plumbous (Pb2+) Lithium (Li+) Magnesium (Mg2+) Manganese(II) or manganous (Mn2+) Mercury(I) or mercurous (Hg22+) Mercury(II) or mercuric (Hg2+) Potassium (K+) Silver (Ag+) Sodium (Na+) Strontium (Sr2+) Tin(II) or stannous (Sn2+) Zinc (Zn2+)
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Anion Bromide (Br) Carbonate (CO32) Chlorate (ClO3) Chloride (Cl) Chromate (CrO 42) Cyanide (CN) Dichromate (Cr 2O72) Dihydrogen phosphate (H2PO4) Fluoride (F) Hydride (H) Hydrogen carbonate or bicarbonate (HCO3) Hydrogen phosphate (HPO42) Hydrogen sulfate or bisulfate (HSO4) Hydroxide (OH) Iodide (I) Nitrate (NO3) Nitride (N3) Nitrite (NO2) Oxide (O2) Permanganate (MnO4) Peroxide (O22) Phosphate (PO43) Sulfate (SO42) Sulfide (S2) Sulfite (SO32) Thiocyanate (SCN)

The -ide Nomenclature of Some Common Monatomic Anions According to Their Positions in the Periodic Table

Group 4A C Carbide (C4) Si Silicide (Si4)

Group 5A N Nitride (N3+) P Phosphide (P3)

Group 6A O Oxide (O2) S Sulfide (S2) Se Selenide (Se2) Te Telluride (Te2)

Group 7A F Fluoride (F) Cl Chloride (Cl) Br Bromide (Br) I Iodide (I)

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