TABLE 1-3.

Some Common Cations (Positively Charged Ions) and Anions (Negatively Charged Ions)

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⫹1 Name ⫹2 Name ⫹3 Name ⫹4 Name
⫹ ⫹2 ⫹3 ⫹4
NH4 ammonium Ba barium Al aluminum Ce cerium(IV)
Cu⫹ copper(I) Cd⫹2 cadmium As⫹3 arsenic(III) Ni⫹4 nickel(IV)
H⫹ hydrogen Ca⫹2 calcium Ce⫹3 cerium(III) Sn⫹4 tin(IV)
Li⫹ lithium Cr⫹2 chromium(II) Cr⫹3 chromium(III) Ti⫹4 titanium
Hg⫹ mercury(I) Co⫹2 cobalt(II) Co⫹3 cobalt(III)
K⫹ potassium Cu⫹2 copper(II) Fe⫹3 iron(III)
Na⫹ sodium Fe⫹2 iron(II) Ni⫹3 nickel(III)
Ag⫹ silver Pb⫹2 lead(II) Au⫹3 gold(III)
Au⫹ gold(I) Mg⫹2 magnesium
Hg⫹2 mercury(II)
Ni⫹2 nickel(II)
Sn⫹2 tin(II)
Zn⫹2 zinc
⫺1 Name ⫺2 Name ⫺3 Name ⫺4 Name
C2H3O2⫺ acetate CO3⫺2 carbonate AsO4⫺3 arsenate Fe(CN)6⫺4 ferrocyanide
HCO3⫺ bicarbonate CrO4⫺2 chromate AsO3⫺3 arsenite P2O7⫺4 pyrophosphate
HSO4⫺ hydrogen sulfate Cr2O7⫺2 dichromate BO3⫺3 borate SiO4⫺4 orthosilicate
HS⫺ hydrogen sulfide O⫺2 oxide PO4⫺3 phosphate
Br⫺ bromide O2⫺2 peroxide Fe(CN)6⫺3 ferricyanide
Cl⫺ chloride SO4⫺2 sulfate N⫺3 nitride
ClO3⫺ chlorate S⫺2 sulfide
ClO2⫺ chlorite SO3⫺2 sulfite
CN⫺ cyanide S2O3⫺2 thiosulfate
F⫺ fluoride HPO4⫺2 monohydrogen phosphate or biphosphate
OH⫺ hydroxide
NO3⫺ nitrate
NO2⫺ nitrite
MnO4⫺ permanganate
SCN⫺ thiocyanate
H2PO4⫺ dihydrogen phosphate