Table
of Common Oxidation
Numbers
Names
and Charges of Some Positive Ions
Name |
Formula
and Charge |
Name |
Formula
and Charge |
Aluminum |
Al3+ |
Lead (II), plumbous |
Pb2+ |
Ammonium |
NH4+ |
Lead (IV), plumbic |
Pb4+ |
Barium |
Ba2+ |
Lithium |
Li+ |
Calcium |
Ca2+ |
Magnesium |
Mg2+ |
Chromium (II), chromous |
Cr2+ |
Manganese (II), manganous |
Mn2+ |
Chromium (III), chromic |
Cr3+ |
Manganese (III), manganic |
Mn3+ |
Chromium (VI), perchromic |
Cr6+ |
Mercury (I), mercurous |
Hg22+ |
Copper (I), cuprous |
Cu+ |
Mercury (II), mercuric |
Hg2+ |
Copper (II), cupric |
Cu2+ |
Potassium |
K+ |
Gold (I), aurous |
Au+ |
Silver |
Ag+ |
Gold (II), auric |
Au2+ |
Sodium |
Na+ |
Hydrogen |
H+ |
Tin (II), stannous |
Sn2+ |
Iron (II), ferrous |
Fe2+ |
Tin (IV), stannic |
Sn4+ |
Iron (III), ferric |
Fe3+ |
Zinc |
Zn2+ |
Names and Charges of Some Negative Ions |
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bromide |
Br- |
nitride |
N3- |
chloride |
Cl- |
oxide |
O2- |
fluoride |
F- |
sulfide |
S2- |
iodide |
I- |
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Names and
Charges of Some Polyatomic Ions
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acetate |
C2H2O2- |
hypoiodate |
IO- |
ammonium |
NH4+ |
iodate |
IO3- |
bromate |
BrO3- |
nitrate |
NO3- |
bromite |
BrO2- |
nitrite |
NO2- |
carbonate |
CO32- |
perchlorate |
ClO4- |
chlorate |
Cl03- |
periodate |
IO4- |
chlorite |
Cl02- |
phosphate |
PO42- |
cyanide |
CN- |
selenate |
SeO42- |
hydroxide |
OH- |
selenide |
Se2- |
hypobromite |
BrO- |
sulfate |
SO42- |
hypochlorite |
ClO- |
sulfite |
SO32- |
This page was last updated: 12/11/02