COMMON OXIDATION NUMBERS

SYMBOL NAME # SYMBOL NAME #

Ag Silver +1 Br Bromide -1
Al Aluminum +3 C Carbide (only if 2 element)
nd -4
Ba Barium +2 C Carbon -4
Be Beryllium +2 C2H3O2 Acetate -1
C Carbon +4 Cl Chloride -1
Ca Calcium +2 ClO3 Chlorate -1
Cd Cadmium +2 ClO4 Perchlorate -1
Cu Copper (I) +1 CN Cyanide -1
Cu Copper (II) +2 CO3 Carbonate -2
Cr Chromium (II) +2 C2O4 Oxalate -2
Cr Chromium (III) +3 CrO4 Chromate -2
H Hydrogen +1 Cr2O7 Dichromate -2
Fe Iron (II) +2 F Fluoride -1
Fe Iron (III) +3 HCO3 Bicarbonate -1
Ga Gallium +3 H Hydride -1
Hg2 Mercury (I) +2 I Iodide -1
Hg Mercury (II) +2 MnO4 Permanganate -1
K Potassium +1 NO2 Nitrite -1
Li Lithium +1 NO3 Nitrate -1
Mg Magnesium +2 O Oxide -2
Mn Manganese (II) +2 O2 Peroxide -2
Mn Manganese (III) +3 OH Hydroxide -1
Mn Manganese (IV) +4 P Phosphorus -3
Mo Molybdenum +6 PO4 Phosphate -3
Na Sodium +1 S Sulfide -2
NH4 Ammonium +1 Se Selenide -2
Pb Lead (II) +2 SO3 Sulfite -2
Pb Lead (IV) +4 SO4 Sulfate -2
Sc Scandium +3
Sn Tin (II) +2
Sn Tin (IV) +4
Sr Strontium +2
Y Yttrium +3
Zn Zinc +2