Common Ions Listed by Charge

Positive Ions 3+ nitrate NO3-

3+
1+ aluminum Al nitrite NO2-
hydrogen H+ arsenic(III) As3+ permanganate MnO4-
hydronium H3O+ bismuth(III) Bi3+ cyanide CN-
lithium Li+ scandium Sc3+ hydroxide OH-
sodium Na+ antimony(III) Sb3+ hydrogen sulfide HS-
antimonious hydrogen carbonate HCO3-
potassium K+
cobalt(III) Co3+ bicarbonate
rubidium Rb+
cobaltic hydrogen sulfate HSO4-
cesium Cs+ 3+
chromium(III) Cr bisulfate
silver Ag+ chromic hydrogen sulfite HSO3-
ammonium NH4+ gold(III) Au 3+
dihydrogen phosphate H2PO4-
copper(I) Cu+ auric
acetate C2H3O2-
cuprous iron(III) Fe3+
gold(I) Au + cyanate OCN-
ferric
aurous thiocyanate SCN-
nickel(III) Ni3+
nickelic
2+ 2-
beryllium Be2+ sulfide S2-
4+
magnesium Mg2+ oxide O2-
tin(IV) Sn4+
calcium Ca2+ stannic peroxide O22-
strontium Sr2+ lead(IV) Pb4+ carbonate CO32-
barium Ba2+ plumbic carbide C22-
cadmium Cd2+ manganese(IV) Mn4+ chromate CrO42-
manganic dichromate Cr2O72-
chromium(II) Cr2+
chromous oxalate C2O42-
cobalt(II) Co2+ 5+ sulfate SO42-
cobaltous antimony(V) Sb5+ sulfite SO32-
copper(II) Cu2+ antimonic
hydrogen phosphate HPO42-
cupric arsenic(V) As5+
hydrogen phosphite HPO32-
iron(II) Fe2+ bismuth(V) Bi5+
thiosulfate S2O32-
ferrous
lead (II) Pb2+ Negative Ions 3-
plumbous 1- nitride N3-
mercury(I) Hg22+ fluoride F -
phosphide P3-
mercurous
chloride Cl- arsenate AsO43-
mercury(II) Hg2+
mercuric bromide Br- arsenite AsO33-
nickel(II) Ni2+ iodide I- borate BO33-
nickelous hydride H- phosphate PO43-
tin(II) Sn2+ hypochlorite ClO- phosphite PO33-
stannous chlorite ClO2- ferricyanide Fe(CN)63-
manganese(II) Mn2+ chlorate ClO3-
manganous perchlorate ClO4- 4-
zinc Zn2+ bromate BrO3- ferrocyanide Fe(CN)64-
iodate IO3- carbide C4-
Common Ions Listed in Alphabetical Order
Positive Ions lithium Li+ hydride H-
aluminum Al3+ magnesium Mg2+ hydrogen carbonate HCO3-
manganese(II) Mn2+ bicarbonate
ammonium NH4+
manganous hydrogen phosphate HPO42-
antimony(III) Sb3+
antimonious manganese(IV) Mn4+ hydrogen phosphite HPO32-
manganic hydrogen sulfate HSO4-
antimony(V) Sb5+
antimonic mercury(I) Hg22+ bisulfate
mercurous hydrogen sulfide HS-
arsenate AsO43- 2+
mercury(II) Hg hydrogen sulfite HSO3-
arsenite AsO33-
mercuric bisulfite
arsenic(III) As3+
nickel(II) Ni2+ hydroxide OH-
arsenic(V) As5+ nickelous
hypochlorite ClO-
barium Ba2+ nickel(III) Ni3+
iodate IO3-
beryllium Be2+ nickelic
iodide I-
bismuth(III) Bi3+ potassium K+
bismuthous nitrate NO3-
rubidium Rb+
bismuth(V) Bi5+ nitride N3-
scandium Sc3+
bismuthic nitrite NO2-
silver Ag+
cadmium Cd2+ oxalate C2O42-
sodium Na+
calcium Ca2+ oxide O2-
strontium Sr2+
cesium Cs+ perchlorate ClO4-
tin(II) Sn2+
chromium(II) Cr2+ stannous permanganate MnO4-
chromous peroxide O22-
tin(IV) Sn4+
chromium(III) Cr3+ stannic phosphate PO43-
chromic
zinc Zn2+ phosphide P3-
cobalt(II) Co2+
cobaltous phosphite PO33-
cobalt(III) Co3+ Negative Ions sulfate SO42-
cobaltic acetate C2H3O2- sulfide S2-
copper(I) Cu+
borate BO33- sulfite SO32-
cuprous bromate BrO3- thiocyanate SCN-
copper(II) Cu2+ bromide Br- thiosulfate S2O32-
cupric
carbide C4- or C22-
gold(I) Au+
aurous carbonate CO32-
gold(III) Au3+ chlorate ClO3-
auric chloride Cl-
hydrogen H+ chlorite ClO2-
Hydronium H3O+ chromate CrO42-
iron(II) Fe2+ cyanate CNO-
ferrous cyanide CN-
iron(III) Fe3+ dichromate Cr2O72-
ferric
dihydrogen phosphate H2PO4-
lead (II) Pb2+
ferricyanide Fe(CN)63-
plumbous
ferrocyanide Fe(CN)64-
lead(IV) Pb4+
plumbic fluoride F-