CHEMICAL SYMBOLS and VALENCES of ELEMENTS and RADICALS

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CHEMICAL SYMBOLS and VALENCES of ELEMENTS and RADICALS

THOSE HAVING A POSITIVE VALENCE
Plus One
Ammonium
Cuprous
Hydrogen
Mercurous
Potassium
Silver
Sodium

Plus Two
NH4
Cu
H
Hg
K
Ag
Na

Barium
Cadmium
Calcium
Cobalt
Cupric
Ferrous
Lead
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercuric
Nickel
Strontium
Tin
Zinc

Plus Three
Ba
Cd
Ca
Co
Cu
Fe
Pb
Mg
Mn
Hg
Ni
Sr
Sn
Zn

Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Chromium
Ferric

Plus Four
Al Carbon
Sb Silicon
As
Cr
Fe

C
Si

THOSE HAVING A NEGATIVE VALENCE

Minus One
Acetate

Minus Two

C2 H3 O2 Carbonate

Bicarbonate
Bromide
Chloride
Cyanide
Fluoride
Hydroxide
Iodide
Nitrate

HCO3 Chromate
Br Dichromate
Cl Oxide
CN Sulfide
F
Sulfite
OH
I Sulfate
NO3

Permanganate
Thiocyanate

MnO4

Minus Three
CO3 Arsenate
CrO4 Nitride
Cr O Phosphate
2 7

O Ferricyanide
S
SO3

Minus Four
AsO4 Silicate
N Ferrocyanide
PO4

SiO4
Fe(CN)6

Fe(CN)6

SO4

SCN

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