Name Symbol Valence Name Symbol Valence Valence (valency) (valency) (valency) (+) (+) (−) Lithium Li Hydrogen H 1 −1 Sodium Na Fluorine F −1 Potassium K Chlorine Cl Rubidium Rb 1 Bromine Br 1 3 5 7 −1 Cesium Cs Iodine I Francium Fr Oxygen O −2 (− −1) Silver Ag Sulfur S Amonium NH4+ Selenium Se 4 6 −2 Beryllium Be Tellurium Te Magnesium Mg Nitrogen N 1 3 5 −3 Calcium Ca (2 4) Strontium Sr 2 Phosphorus P Barium Ba Arsenic As 3 5 −3 Radium Ra Antimony Sb Zinc Zn Boron B 3 Cadmium Cd Bismuth Bi 3 5 Aluminium Al 3 Carbon C 2 4 −4 Copper Cu Silicon Si 4 −4 1 2 Mercury Hg Gold Au 1 3 Manganese Mn * 4 6 7 Chromium Cr Chromium Cr Manganesium Mn Molybdenum Mo 6 Iron Fe 2 3 Tungsten W Cobalt Co Nickel Ni Tin Sn Lead Pb 2 4 Platinum Pt