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CHEMISTRY HAND-OUT ON NOMENCLATURE CHEMISTRY HAND-OUT ON NOMENCLATURE

Table 1. Common transition metal ions Table 1. Common transition metal ions
Formula of the Old System Stock System Formula of the Old System Stock System
ion ion
Ag+ silver Ag+ silver
Zn 2+ zinc Zn 2+ zinc
Cd2+ cadmium Cd2+ cadmium
Cu+ cuprous copper (I) Cu + cuprous copper (I)
Cu2+ cupric copper (II) Cu 2+ cupric copper (II)
Ni2+ nickel (II) Ni2+ nickel (II)
Ni3+ nickel (III) Ni3+ nickel (III)
Co2+ cobaltous cobalt (II) Co2+ cobaltous cobalt (II)
Co3+ cobaltic cobalt (III) Co3+ cobaltic cobalt (III)
Fe2+ ferrous iron (II) Fe2+ ferrous iron (II)
Fe3+ ferric iron (III) Fe3+ ferric iron (III)
Mn2+ manganous manganese (II) Mn2+ manganous manganese (II)
Mn3+ manganic manganese (III) Mn3+ manganic manganese (III)
Cr2+ chromous chromium (II) Cr2+ chromous chromium (II)
Cr3+ chromic chromium (III) Cr3+ chromic chromium (III)
Sn2+ stannous tin (II) Sn2+ stannous tin (II)
Sn4+ stannic tin (IV) Sn4+ stannic tin (IV)
Pb2+ plumbous lead (II) Pb2+ plumbous lead (II)
Pb4+ plumbic lead (IV) Pb4+ plumbic lead (IV)
Au+ aurous gold (I) Au+ aurous gold (I)
Au3+ auric gold (III) Au3+ auric gold (III)
Hg22+ mercurous mercury (I) Hg22+ mercurous mercury (I)
Hg2+ mercuric mercury (II) Hg2+ mercuric mercury (II)

Table 2. Common polyatomic anions Table 2. Common polyatomic anions


Formula Name of ion Formula Name of ion Formula Name of ion Formula Name of ion
of the ion of the ion of the ion of the ion
CO32- carbonate OH- hydroxide CO32- carbonate OH- hydroxide
HCO3 - bicarbonate O2 2- peroxide HCO3- bicarbonate O22- peroxide
C2O4 2- oxalate SO4 2- sulfate C2O42- oxalate SO42- sulfate
C2H3O2- acetate HSO4- hydrogen C2H3O2- acetate HSO4- hydrogen
or sulfate or or sulfate or
CH3COO - bisulfate CH3COO - bisulfate
CN- cyanide SO32- sulfite CN- cyanide SO32- sulfite
NO2 - nitrite HSO3 - hydrogen NO2- nitrite HSO3- hydrogen
sulfite or sulfite or
bisulfite bisulfite
NO3- nitrate SCN- thiocyanate NO3- nitrate SCN- thiocyanate
PO4 3- phosphate MnO4 - permanganate PO43- phosphate MnO4- permanganate
HPO42- hydrogen CrO42- chromate HPO42- hydrogen CrO42- chromate
phosphate phosphate
or or
biphosphate biphosphate
H2PO4 - dihydrogen Cr2O72- dichromate H2PO4 - dihydrogen Cr2O72- dichromate
phosphate phosphate

Prepared by CVManalo. Prepared by CVManalo.

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