A TABLE OF IONS

NEGATIVE IONS (ANIONS) 3

P3 phosphide PO4 phosphate
3

POSITIVE IONS (CATIONS) +1

H+ hydrogen Li lithium Na+ sodium K+ potassium NH4 ammonium Ag+ silver
+ +

2
O2 oxide S sulfide SO42 sulfate CO32 carbonate Cr2O7 dichromate CrO42 chromate
2 2

1
F fluoride Cl chloride Br bromide I iodide OH hydroxide NO3 nitrate HCO3 bicarbonate MnO4
permanganate

+2
Ba2+ barium Cu2+ copper(II) (cupric) Zn2+ zinc Ca2+ calcium Fe2+ iron(II) (ferrous) Pb2+ lead Mg2+ magnesium

+3
Al3+ aluminium Fe3+ iron(III) (ferric)

Note: Some metals (eg iron) can have two possible valencies. To distinguish these, the valency is put in brackets after the name - such as iron(II) and iron(III). The older method, still in common use, is to use the suffix ous for the lower valency and ic for the higher valency. Hence ferrous and ferric.