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C Cations and Anions
Names and Formulas of common cations and anions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aluminum | Al3+ |
| ammonium | NH+/4 |
| barium | Ba2+ |
| cadmium | Cd2+ |
| calcium | Ca2+ |
| cesium | Cs+ |
| chromium (III) or chromic | Cr3+ |
| cobalt (II) or cobaltous | Co2+ |
| copper (I) or cuprous | Cu+ |
| copper (II) or cupric | Cu2+ |
| hydrogen | H+ |
| iron (II) or ferrous | Fe2+ |
| iron (III) or ferric | Fe3+ |
| lead (II) or plumbous | Pb2+ |
| lithium | Li+ |
| magnesium | Mg2+ |
| manganese (II) or manganous | Mn2+ |
| mercury (I) or mercurous | Hg2+/2 |
| mercury (II) or mercuric | Hg2+ |
| potassium | K+ |
| rubidium | Rb+ |
| silver | Ag+ |
| sodium | Na+ |
| strontium | Sr2+ |
| tin (II) or stannous | Sn2+ |
| zinc | Zn2+ |
| bromide | Br- |
| carbonate | CO2-/3 |
| chlorate | ClO-/3 |
| chloride | Cl- |
| chromate | CrO2-/4 |
| cyanide | CN- |
| dichromate | Cr2O2-/7 |
| dihydrogen phosphate | H2PO-/4 |
| fluoride | F- |
| hydride | H- |
| hydrogen carbonate or bicarbonate | HCO-/3 |
| hydrogen phosphate | HPO2-/4 |
| hydrogen sulfate or bisulfate | HSO-/4 |
| hydroxide | OH- |
| iodide | I- |
| nitrate | NO-/3 |
| nitride | N3- |
| nitrite | NO-/2 |
| oxide | O2- |
| permanganate | MnO-/4 |
| peroxide | O2-/2 |
| phosphate | PO3-/4 |
| sulfate | SO2-/4 |
| sulfide | S2- |
| sulfite | SO2-/3 |
| thiocyanate | SCN- |