Common Ions and Their Charges

Monatomic
Cations

Name

Monatomic
Anions

H+
Li+
Na+
K+
Rb+
Cs+
Be2+
Mg2+
Ca2+
Sr2+
Ba2+
Al3+
Ga3+
In3+
Ag+
Zn2+

hydrogen
lithium
sodium
potassium
rubidium
cesium
beryllium
magnesium
calcium
strontium
barium
aluminum
gallium
indium
silver (memorize)
zinc (memorize)

FClBrIO2S2Se2Te2N3P3As3-

Monatomic
Cations
(multiple
oxidation
state)
3+
Fe
Fe2+
Cu2+
Cu+
Cr3+
Ni2+
Pb4+
Pb2+
Hg2+

Name
(Roman numeral
gives the positive
charge!)

Polyatomic
Ions
To
memorize

iron(III)
iron(II)
copper(II)
copper(I)
chromium(III)
nickel(II)
lead(IV)
lead(II)
mercury(II)

NH4+
NO2NO3SO32SO42OHPO43CO32ClO3C2H3O2-

Name

fluoride
chloride
bromide
iodide
oxide
sulfide
selenide
telluride
nitride
phosphide
arsenide

Name

ammonium
nitrite
nitrate
sulfite
sulfate
hydroxide
phosphate
carbonate
chlorate
acetate

acetate
arsenate
arsenite
benzoate
borate
bromate
carbonate
chlorate
chloride
chlorite
chromate
cyanate
cyanide
dichromate

1
1

H+
hydrogen
3

2
4

Li+

Be2+

lithium beryllium
11

12

Na+

Mg2+

sodium magnesium
19

20

K+

3
21

Ca2+

potassium calcium scandium

37

Rb+

38

39

Ti4+

23

TABLE OF POLYATOMIC IONS

dihydrogen phosphate
hydrogen carbonate
hydrogen oxalate
hydrogen sulfate
hydrogen sulfide
hydrogen sulfite
hydroxide
hypochlorite
iodate
monohydrogen phosphate
nitrate
nitrite
orthosilicate
6

V3+

24

Cr3+

25

Mn2+

Ti3+

V5+

Cr2+

Mn4+

titanium (III) vanadium (V) chromium (II) manganese(IV)

41

5+ 42

43

Nb

55

72

74

75

Hf4+

Ta5+

W6+

cesium barium lanthanum hafnium

tantalum

tungsten

Cs+

La3+

niobium(III)
73

Ba2+

HSO4
HS
HSO3
OH
ClO
IO3
HPO42
NO3
NO2
SiO44

iron (III)

Fe2+

iron (II)

27

10

Co2+

cobalt (II)

Co3+

cobalt (III)

Ru4+ rhodium

ruthenium(IV)
76

Re7+
rhenium

77

Os4+
osmium

28

Ni2+

nickel (II)

Ni3+

nickel (III)

88

13

paladium(IV)
78

Ir4+

boron

carbon
14

31

Ga3+

zinc

gallium

48

49

Si
silicon

In3+

cadmium

indium

Tl+

gold (I)

Hg+

Tl3+

mercury (I) thallium(III)

He

oxide

10

F-

Ne

fluoride
17

S2-

Cl-

neon
18

Ar

phosphide sulfiide chloride argon

34

As3-

Ge4+

35

Se2-

36

Br-

Kr

germanium arsenide selenide bromide krypton

Sn4+

51

Sb3+

tin (IV) antimony(III)

Sn2+

tin (II)

Au+

H-

O2-

16

P3-

33

50

Cd2+

nitride

18
2

hydride helium

16

N3-

15

32

Zn2+

Pt4+ 79 Au3+ 80 Hg2+ 81

Pt2+

platinum(IV) gold (III) mercury (II) thallium (I)

iridium

15

aluminum

30

copper (I)

silver

17

(IUPAC)

14

Al3+

Cu+

Pd4+

Fe2+

iron (II)

13

copper (II)

ion
charge
ion
name

iron (III)

12

Cu2+

KEY
Fe3+

82

52

53

Te2-

54

I-

Xe

Sb5+ telluride iodide

xenon

antimony(V)

83
Pb2+

Bi3+

Pb4+

Bi5+

84

Po2+

85

Po4+

astatide radon

lead (II) bismuth(III) polonium(II)

86

At-

Ra

lead (IV) bismuth(V) polonium(IV)

89

Ra2+

Ac3+

francium radium

actinium

Fr+

29

26

symbol

11

platinum(II)
87

atomic
number

NH4+
H3O+

ammonium
hydronium

Fe3+

PERIODIC TABLE OF IONS

POSITIVE POLYATOMIC IONS

45
46
47
Pd2+
Ru3+
7+
3+
Tc ruthenium(III) Rh paladium(II) Ag+

rubidium strontium yttrium

57

H2PO4
HCO3
HC2O4

C2O42
ClO4
IO4
MnO4
O22
PO43
P2O74
SO42
SO32
SCN
S2O32

44

Zr4+ niobium (V) Mo6+

zirconium
Nb3+ molybdenum technetium

56

26

oxalate
perchlorate
periodate
permanganate
peroxide
phosphate
pyrophosphate
sulfate
sulfite
thiocyanate
thiosulfate

titanium (IV) vanadium(III) chromium (III) manganese(II)

40

Y3+

Sr2+

4
22

Sc3+

CH3COO
AsO43
AsO33
C6H5COO
BO33
BrO3
CO32
ClO3
Cl
ClO2
CrO42
CNO
CN
Cr2O72

58

59

Ce3+
cerium
90

Pr3+

thorium

61

Nd3+

62

Pm3+

Sm3+

63

Eu3+

64

65

Gd3+

samarium(III) europium (III)

66

Tb3+

praseodymium neodymium promethium

Sm2+ Eu2+ gadolinium terbium
samarium(II) europium (II)
91

Th4+

60

Pa5+

92

U6+

protactinium(V) uranium (VI)

93

94

Np5+

Pu4+

95

Am3+

plutonium(IV) americium(III)

Pa4+
U4+ neptunium Pu6+ Am4+
plutonium(VI) americium(IV)
protactinium(IV) uranium (IV)

96

Cm3+
curium

97

67

Dy3+

68

Ho3+

dysprosium holmium

69

Er3+

98

Bk4+

californium einsteinium fermium

berkelium(IV)

99

Cf3+

Es3+

Tm3+

Yb3+

ytterbium(III)

71

Lu3+

Yb3+ lutetium
ytterbium(II)
100
101
Md2+ 102 No2+ 103
Fm3+ mendelevium (II) nobelium(II) Lr3+
erbium

Bk3+

berkelium(III)

70

thulium

Md3+ No3+

mendelevium (III) nobelium(III)

lawrencium