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COMMON IONS AND THEIR VALENCIES

CATIONS

1+ Charge 2+ Charge 3+ Charge

H+ hydrogen Mg2+ magnesium Al3+ aluminum

Na+ sodium Ca2+ calcium Fe3+ iron(III)

K+ potassium Ba2+ barium Cr3+ chromium(III)

Li+ lithium Zn2+ zinc

Cu+ copper(I) Cu2+ copper(II)

Ag+ silver Pb2+ lead(II)

Li+ lithium Fe2+ iron(II)

NH4+ ammonium Mn2+ manganese (II)

ANIONS

1– Charge 2– Charge 3– Charge

H- hydride

F- fluoride O2- oxide PO43- phosphate

Cl - chloride S2- sulphide P3- phosphide

Br - bromide SO42- sulphate N3- nitride

I- iodide SO32- sulphite

NO3 - nitrate CO32- carbonate

NO2 - nitrite C2O42- oxalate

OH - hydroxide

CH3COO - ethanoate

HCO3 - hydrogen carbonate

HSO4- hydrogen sulphate


COMMON MOLECULES

DIATOMIC MOLECULES (“Special Seven”)

H2 Hydrogen O2 Oxygen F2 Fluorine

Br2 Bromine I2 Iodine N2 Nitrogen

Cl2 Chlorine

MISCELLANEOUS COMMON MOLECULES COMMON ACIDS

H2O water HCl hydrochloric acid

H2O2 hydrogen peroxide CH3COOH ethanoic acid

NH3 ammonia (not ammonium! Be careful.) HNO3 nitric acid

CH4 methane H2SO4 sulphuric acid

CO2 carbon dioxide H3PO4 phosphoric acid

CO carbon monoxide H2CO3 carbonic acid omit

NaCl salt or table salt

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