Fixed Charge Cations

+1 +2 +3
All Group 1A (Alkali) All Group 2A (Alkaline Earth) Al+3
Ag+1 Cd+2
Zn+2

Variable Charges Cations

+1 & +2 +1 &+3 +2 & +3 +2 & +4 +3 & +5

Hg Au Cr Sn Sb
Mercurous - Mercuric Aurous - Auric Chromous - Chromic Stannous – Stannic Antimonous - Antimonic
Cu Mn Pb Bi
Cuprous - Cupric Manganous – Manganic Plumbous - Plumbous Bismuthous – Bismuthic
Fe As
Ferrous - Ferric Arsenous - Arsenic
Co
Cobaltous - Cobaltic
Ni
Nickelous - Nickelic

Anions

-1 -2 -3 -4
Fluoride F- Oxide O-2 Nitride N-3 Silicate (SiO4-4)
Bromide Br- Peroxide (O2-2)
Chloride Cl- Oxalate (C2O4 -2) Phospide P-3 Pyrophospate (P2O7-4)
Iodide I- Phosphite (PO3-3) Ferrocyanide [Fe(CN)6-4]
Sulfide S-2 Phosphate (PO4-3)
-
Hydride H Sulfite (SO3 -2)
- -2 -3
Hydroxide OH Sulfate (SO4 ) Arsenite (AsO3 )
Thiosulfate (S2O3 -2) Arsenate (AsO4-3)
-
Azide N3
Acetate CH3COO- Carbide C2-2 Citrate (C6H5O7-3)
Carbonate (CO3 -2)
Nitrite (NO2 -) Ferricyanide [Fe(CN)6-3]
Nitrate (NO3 -) Biphosphite (HPO3-2)
Biphosphate (HPO4-2)
Cyanide CN-
Cyanate (CNO-) Metasilicate (SiO3-2)
Thiocyanate (SCN-)
-2
Chromate (CrO4 )
Hypochlorite ClO – Dichromate (Cr2O7 -2)
Chlorite (ClO2 –)
Chlorate (ClO3 –) Tartrate (C4H4O6-2)
Perchlorate (ClO4 –) Tetraborate (B4O7-2)

Bicarbonite (HCO2–)
Bicarbonate (HCO3–)

Bisulfide (HS-)
Bisulfite (HSO3 -)
Bisulfate (HSO4 -)

Permanganate (MnO4-)