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I. Symbols and Charges for Monoatomic Ions


A. Fixed Charge
Symbol
H+
Li+
Na+
K+
Ag+
Mg2+
Ca2+
Ba2+

Name

Symbol

Name

hydrogen ion

H-

hydride ion

lithium ion

F-

fluoride ion

sodium ion

Cl-

chloride ion

potassium ion

Br-

bromide ion

silver ion

I-

iodide ion

magnesium ion

O2-

oxide ion

calcium ion

S2-

sulfide ion
nitride ion
phosphide ion

barium ion

N3-

Zn2+

zinc ion

P3-

Al3+

aluminum ion

Bi3+

bismuth ion

B. Variable Charge
Symbol
Cu+
Cu2+
Fe2+
Fe3+
Sn2+
Sn4+
Cr2+
Cr3+
Mn2+
Mn3+

Systematic Name Common Name


copper(I) ion

Symbol
2+

Hg2

mercury(I) ion

mercurous ion

cupric ion

Hg2+

mercury(II) ion

mercuric ion

ferrous ion

Pb2+

lead(II) ion

plumbous ion

ferric ion

Pb4+

lead(IV) ion

plumbic ion

stannous ion

Co2+

cobalt(II) ion

cobaltous ion

stannic ion

Co3+

cobalt(III) ion

cobaltic ion

chromous ion

Ni2+

nickel(II) ion

nickelous ion

chromic ion

Ni4+

nickel(IV) ion

nickelic ion

manganese(II) ion manganous ion

Ti3+

titanium(III) ion

titanous ion

manganese(III) ion

Ti4+

titanium(IV) ion

titanic ion

copper(II) ion
iron(II) ion
iron(III) ion
tin(II) ion
tin(IV) ion
chromium(II) ion
chromium(III) ion

cuprous ion

Systematic Name Common Name

manganic ion

II. Symbols and Charges for Polyatomic Ions


Formula
NO3
NO2
2CrO4
2Cr2O7

Name

chromate ion

ClO4
ClO3
ClO2

dichromate ion

ClO-

nitrate ion
nitrite ion

CN-

cyanide ion

OH-

hydroxide ion

2CO3
2SO4
2SO3
2C2O4
3PO4
3PO3

Formula

carbonate ion
sulfate ion
sulfite ion
oxalate ion
phosphate ion
phosphite ion

MnO4
2O2
HCO3
HSO4
HSO3
HC2O4
2HPO4
H2PO4

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Name
perchlorate ion
chlorate ion
chlorite ion
hypochlorite
permanganate ion
peroxide ion
hydrogen carbonate ion (bicarbonate ion)
hydrogen sulfate ion (bisulfate ion)
hydrogen sulfite ion (bisulfite ion)
hydrogen oxalate ion (binoxalate ion)
hydrogen phosphate ion
dihydrogen phosphate ion

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HS-

C2H3O2

hydrogen sulfide ion (bisulfide ion)


-

acetate ion (an alternate way to write acetate is CH3COO )

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There is only one polyatomic cation, NH4 = ammonium ion

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