List of Common Ions

Monatomic Cations
1+ H Li+ Na+ K+ Rb+ Cs+ Ag+ Mg2+ Ca2+ Sr2+ Ba2+ Zn2+ Cd2+ Al3+ Bi3+
+

Polyatomic Cations
NH4+ H3O+ ammonium hydronium

hydrogen lithium sodium potassium rubidium cesium silver magnesium calcium strontium barium zinc cadmium aluminum bismuth

Polyatomic Anions
OHCNO22CO32C2O42NO2NO3PO33PO43SO32SO42S2O32ClOClO2ClO3ClO4CH3COOor C2H3O2AsO43BO33SiO32MnO4CrO42Cr2O72CHO2HCO3HSO3HSO4HPO42H2PO4hydroxide cyanide peroxide carbonate oxalate nitrite nitrate phosphite phosphate sulfite sulfate thiosulfate hypochlorite chlorite chlorate perchlorate acetate arsenate borate silicate permanganate chromate dichromate formate hydrogen carbonate or bicarbonate hydrogen sulfite or bisulfite hydrogen sulfate or bisulfate hydrogen phosphate dihydrogen phosphate

2+

3+

Monatomic Anions
1HFClBrIO2S2N3P3C
4-

hydride fluoride chloride bromide iodide oxide sulfide nitride phosphide (C22-) carbide

2-

3-

4-

Metals with more than one ion Element

Chromium Cobalt Copper Iron Lead Manganese

Ion
Cr2+ Cr3+ Co2+ Co3+ Cu+ Cu2+ Fe2+ Fe3+ Pb2+ Pb4+ Mn2+ Mn3+ Mn4+ Hg22+ Hg2+ Sn2+ Sn4+

Classical (ous, ic) Stock system System

chromium(II) chromium(III) cobalt(II) cobalt(III) copper(I) copper(II) iron(II) iron(III) lead(II) lead(IV) manganese(II) manganese(III) manganese(IV) mercury(I) mercury(II) tin(II) tin(IV) chromous chromic cobaltous cobaltic cuprous cupric ferrous ferric plumbous plumbic manganous manganic mercurous mercuric stannous stannic

Mercury Tin