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VALENCES OF COMMON ELEMENTS AND RADICALS

I.

II.

ELEMENTS OF FIXED POSITIVE (+) VALENCE

+1
Hydrogen - H
Lithium - Li
Potassium - K

+2
Barium - Ba
Cadmium - Cd
Calcium - Ca

Silver - Ag
Sodium - Na

Magnesium - Mg
Radium - Ra

Cesium - Cs
Francium - Fr
Rubidium - Ro

Strontium - Sr
Zinc - Zn

+4
Carbon - C
Silicon - Si

ELEMENTS OF FIXED NEGATIVE (-) VALENCE

-1
Bromide - Br
Chloride - Cl
Fluoride - F
Hydride - H
Iodide - I

III.

+3
Aluminum - Al
Boron - B

-2
Oxide - O
Sulfide - S

ELEMENTS OF VARIABLE VALENCES

IV.
1. Antimony (III)
Sb+3
2.
Antimony (V) Sb+5
3.

4. Arsenic (III)
5.
Arsenic (V)
As+5

-4
Carbide - C

14. Cobalt (III)

Co+3
15.

As+3

6.

16.Copper (I)
17. Copper (II)
Cu+2

Cu+1

19.Gold (I)
20. Gold (III)
Au+3

Au+1

18.

7. Bismuth (III)
Bi+3
8.
Bismuth (V) Bi+5
9.

10.Chromium (II)
Cr+2
11. Chromium (III)
Cr+3
12.

13.Cobalt (II)

-3
Arsenide - As
Nitride N
Phosphide - P

Co+2

21.

22.Iron (II)
23. Iron (III)
Fe+3

Fe+2

25.Lead (II)

Pb+2

24.

26.

27.

36.

Lead (IV)
Pb+4

28.Manganese (II)
Mn+2
29. Manganese (IV)
Mn+4
30.

31.Mercury (I)
Hg+1
32. Mercury (II)
Hg+2
33.

34.Nickel (II)
35.
Nickel (III)
Ni+3

Ni+2

37.Nitrogen (III)
N+3
38. Nitrogen (V) N+5
39.

40.Phosphorus (III) P+3

41. Phosphorus (V)
P+5
42.

43.Platinum (II)
Pt+2
44. Platinum (IV) Pt+4
45.

46.Tin (II)
47. Tin (IV)
Sn+4

Sn+2

V.

COMMON RADICALS AND THEIR VALENCE NUMBER

48.
-1
Acetate C2H3O2

52.

Aluminate Al(OH)4
Bicarbonate HCO3
60.
Bismuthate BiO3
64.
68.
Bisulfate HSO4
Bisulfite HSO3
72.
76.
Bromate BrO3
56.

Bromite BrO2
Chlorate ClO3

80.
84.

Chlorite ClO2
Cyanate CNO

88.

92.

96.
Cyanide - CN
Dihydrogenphosphate
100.
H2PO4
Hydrogensulfate
104.
HSO4
108. Hydroxide OH
112. Hypobromite - BrO
116. Hypochlorite - ClO
120.

124.

136.

53.

57.
61.
65.
69.
73.
77.
81.
85.
89.
93.

Chromate CrO4
Dichromate Cr2O7
Manganate MnO4
Metasilicate SiO3
Molybdate MoO4
Oxalate C2O4
Peroxide O4
Phosphite HPO3
Silicate SiO3
Sulfate SO4

54.

50.
-3
Antimonate SbO4

Antimonite SbO3
Arsenate AsO4
62.
Arsenite AsO3
66.
Borate BO3
70.
Ferricyanide Fe(CN)6
Phosphate PO4
78.

58.

74.

82.

Phosphite PO3
86.

55.

59.
63.
67.

51.
-4
Ferrocyanide
Fe(CN)6
Pyroarsenate As2O7
Pyrophosphate P2O7
Orthosilicate SiO4
71.
75.
79.
83.

90.

87.
91.

94.
98.

95.
99.

102.

103.

101.

Sulfite SO3
Stannate SnO3

105.

Stannite SnO2

106.

107.

Tetraborate B4O7

110.
114.

111.
115.

118.

119.

122.

123.

126.
130.

127.
131.

134.
138.

135.
139.

97.

109.
113.
117.

Thiosulfate S2O3
Zincate ZnO2 or
Zn(OH)4
121.
125.

Iodite IO2
Metaborate BO2

129.
133.

Metaphosphate PO3

137.

128.
132.

Hypophosphite
H2PO2
Iodate IO3

49.
-2
Carbonate CO3

140.
144.
148.
152.
156.

Metarsenate AsO2

141.

142.

143.

Nitrate NO3

145.

Nitrite NO2
Perchlorate ClO4

149.
153.

146.
150.

147.
151.

Periodate IO4
160.

157.

154.
158.

155.
159.