Table of Polyatomic Ions

Ion
Perphosphate
Phosphate
Phosphite
Hypophosphite

Formula

Valence

PO5
PO4
PO3
PO2

-3
-3
-3
-3

Ion
Percarbonate
Carbonate
Carbonite
Hypocarbonite

CO4
CO3
CO2
CO

-2
-2
-2
-2

Sulfate
Sulfite
Hyposulfite

SO4
SO3
SO2

-2
-2
-2

Pernitrate
Nitrate
Nitrite
Hyponitrite

NO4
NO3
NO2
NO

-1
-1
-1
-1

Perchlorate
Chlorate
Chlorite
Hypochlorite

C104
C103
C102
C10

-1
-1
-1
-1

Acetate
Ammonium
Chromate
Hydroxide
Permanganate

C2H3O2
NH4
CRO4
OH
MNO4

-1
+1
-2
-1
-1

Formula Valence

Bicarbonate
Bicarbonite

HCO3
HCO2

-1
-1

Bisulfate
Bisulfite

HSO4
HSO3

-1
-1

Naming Compounds

1.

Naming Binary Compounds

Binary Covalent Compounds

Binary Ionic Compounds

(Binary Nonmetal-Nonmetal Compounds)

1st: Call Prefix + Name of 1st Nonmetal
2nd: Call Prefix + Stem of 2nd Nonmetal
3rd: Use Suffix IDE
(Example: N2O4 = Dinitrogen Tetroxide)

(Binary Metal-Nonmetal Compounds

1st: Call Full Name of Metal
2nd: Call Stem of the Nonmetal
3rd: Use Suffix IDE
(Example: CaCl2 = Calcium Chloride)

I.

Naming Ternary Compounds

1st: Call the Full Name of the 1st Element

2nd: Call the Full Name of the Polyatomic Ion
(Example: H2SO4 = Hydrogen Sulfate)

Prefixes
Mono
Di
Tri
Tetra
Penta
Hexa
Hepta
Octa
Nona
Deca

Divalent Elements
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Copper:

Cu+1
(Cuprous)

Cu+2
(Cupric)

Iron:

Fe+2
(Ferrous)

Fe+3
(Ferric)

Lead:

Pb+2
(Plumbous)

Pb+4
(Plumbic)

Mercury:

Hg+1
(Mercurous)

Hg+2
(Mercuric)

Tin:

SN+2

Sn+4