Common Polyatomic Ions

Ions with charge –1 Ions with charge –2 Ions with charge –3

−2
Acetate C2 H3 O−1
2
Carbonate CO3 Arsenate AsO−3
4

Benzoate C7 H5 O−1 Chromate CrO−2

4 Phosphate PO−3
4
2
Bicarbonate(Hydrogen Dichromate Cr2 O−2
7 Phosphite PO−3
3
−1
carbonate) HCO3 Hydrogen Phosphate HPO−2
4
Bromate BrO−1
3 Hydrogen Phosphite HPO−2
3
Bromite BrO−1
2 Oxalate C2 O−2
4
Chlorate ClO−1
3 Peroxide O2
−2

Chlorite ClO−1
2 Phthalate C8 H4 O−2
4
Ions with charge +1
−1 −2
Cyanide CN Sulfate SO4
Ammonium NH4+1
Hydroxide OH−1 Sulfite SO−2
3 +1
Hydronium H3 O
Hypobromite BrO−1 Thiosulfate
−2
S2 O3
−1
Hypochlorite ClO
Ions with charge +2
Hypoiodite IO−1
−1
Iodate IO3 Mercury (I) Hg+2
2
Iodite IO−1
2 Mercury (II) Hg+2
Nitrate NO−13
−1
Nitrite NO2
Perbromate BrO−14
−1
Perchlorate ClO4
−1
Periodate IO4
−1
Permanganate MnO4

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