LIST OF COMMON IONS: cations

Symbol

Name

Alternative

Symbol

Name

Alternative

Monovalent (1+)
NH4+

ammonium

Li+

lithium

Cs+

cesium

K+

potassium

Cu+

copper(I)

cuprous

Ag+

silver

Au+

gold(I)

aurous

Na+

sodium

H+

hydrogen

Divalent (2+)
Ba 2+

barium

Mg 2+

magnesium

Be 2+

beryllium

Mn 2+

manganese(II)

manganous

Cd 2+

cadmium

Hg2 2+

mercury(I)

mercurous

Ca 2+

calcium

Hg 2+

mercury(II)

mercuric

Cr 2+

chromium(II)

chromous

Ni 2+

nickel(II)

nickelous

Co 2+

cobalt(II)

cobaltous

Sr 2+

strontium

Cu 2+

copper(II)

cupric

Sn 2+

tin(II)

Fe 2+

iron(II)

ferrous

Zn 2+

zinc

Pb 2+

lead(II)

plumbous

Cr 3+

chromium(III)

chromic

stannous

Trivalent (3+)
Al 3+

aluminum

Sb 3+

antimony(III)

antimonous

Co 3+

cobalt(III)

cobaltic

As 3+

arsenic (III)

arsenous

Au 3+

gold (III)

auric

Bi 3+

bismuth(III)

bismuthous

Fe 3+

iron(III)

ferric

Ni 3+

nickel(III)

nickelic

Mn 3+

manganese (III)

manganic

Tetravalent (4+)
Pb 4+

lead(IV)

plumbic

Si 4+

silicon

Mn 4+

manganese (IV)

manganese

Sn 4+

tin(IV)

stannic

Pt 4+

platinum(IV)

platinic

Pentavalent (5+)
As 5+

arsenic (V)

arsenic

Sb 5+

antimony (V)

antimonic

Bi 5+

bismuth(V)

bismuthic