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Ions & Charges
Common Ions and their charges
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| H+1 | Hydrogen |
| Li+1 | Lithium |
| Na+1 | Sodium |
| K+1 | Potassium |
| Ag+1 | Silver |
| Au+1 | Gold |
| Cu+1 | *Copper 1 (Cuprous) |
| NH4+1 | Ammonium |
| H3O+1 | Hydronium |
| O2+1 | Dioxygenyl |
| Be+2 | Beryllium |
| Mg+2 | Magnesium |
| Ca+2 | Calcium |
| Sr+2 | Strontium |
| Ba+2 | Barium |
| Zn+2 | Zinc |
| Cu+2 | *Copper II (Cupric) |
| Ni+2 | *Nickel II (Nickellous) |
| Pb+2 | *Lead II (Plumbous) |
| Sn+2 | *Tin II (Stannous) |
| Fe+2 | *Iron II (Ferrous) |
| Co+2 | *Cobalt II (Cobaltous |
| Hg2+2 | *Mercury I (Mercurous) (The cation Mercury I exists as two Mercury ions covalently bonded called Dimercury.) |
| Hg+2 | *Mercury II (Mercuric) |
| CrO2+2 | Chromyl |
| Al+3 | Aluminum |
| Cr+3 | *Chromium III (Chromous) |
| Fe+3 | *Iron III (Ferric) |
| Ni+3 | *Nickel III (Nickellic) |
| Co+3 | *Cobalt III (Cobaltic) |
| As+3 | *Arsenic III |
| Bi+3 | *Bismuth III |
| Sn+4 | *Tin IV (Stannic) |
| Pb+4 | *Lead IV (Plumbic) |
| Cr+4 | *Chromium IV (Chromic) |
| As+5 | *Arsenic V |
| Bi+5 | *Bismuth V |
| F-1 | Fluoride |
| Cl-1 | Chloride |
| Br-1 | Bromide |
| I-1 | Iodide |
| C2H3O2-1 | Acetate |
| OH-1 | Hydroxide |
| CN-1 | Cyanide |
| MnO4-1 | Permanganate |
| NO3-1 | Nitrate |
| NO2-1 | Nitrite |
| ClO-1 | Hypochlorite |
| ClO2-1 | Chlorite |
| ClO3-1 | Chlorate |
| ClO4-1 | Perchlorate |
| HSO4-1 | Hydrogen sulfate |
| HSO3-1 | Hydrogen sulfite |
| HCO3-1 | Hydrogen Carbonate |
| HS-1 | Hydrogen sulfide |
| H2PO4-1 | Dihydrogen phosphate |
| SCN-1 | Thiocyanate |
| IO2-1 | Iodite |
| IO3-1 | Iodate |
| IO4-1 | Periodate |
| BrO3-1 | Bromate |
| O2-1 | Superoxide |
| NH2-1 | Amide |
| HCO2-1 | Formate |
| O-2 | Oxide |
| S-2 | Sulfide |
| CO3-2 | Carbonate |
| SO4-2 | Sulfate |
| SO3-2 | Sulfite |
| CrO4-2 | Chromate |
| Cr2O7-2 | Dichromate |
| C2O4-2 | Oxalate |
| HPO4-2 | Monohydrogen phosphate |
| O2-2 | Peroxide |
| S2O3-2 | Thiosulfate |
| SnO3-2 | Stannate |
| SnO2-2 | Stannite |
| MoO4-2 | Molybdate |
| TeO3-2 | Tellurite |
| S2-2 | Disulfide |
| FeO4-2 | Ferrate |
| HAsO4-2 | Hydrogen Arsenate |
| N-3 | Nitride |
| P-3 | Phosphide |
| PO4-3 | Phosphate |
| PO3-3 | Phosphite |
| C6H5O7-3 | Citrate |
| Fe(CN)6-3 | Ferricyanide |
| Fe(CN)6-4 | Ferrocyanide |
| Si2O7-6 | Pyrosilicate |
| TeO6-6 | Orthotellurate |
| Suffix -ate | means more Oxygen |
| suffix -ite | means less Oxygen |
| Prefix hypo- | Means less than |
| prefix hyper- | means more than |