COMMON IONS AND THEIR CHARGES

Cations Symbol & Anions Symbol &

Charge Charge
3+ -
Aluminum Al Acetate CH3COO
+ 3-
Ammonium NH4 Arsenate AsO4
3+ 3-
Antimony(III) or antimonous Sb Arsenite AsO3
3+ 2-
Arsenic(III) or Arsenious As Benzoate C7H6CO2
2+ 3-
Barium Ba Borate BO3
3+ -
Bismuth Bi Bromate BrO3
2+ -
Calcium Ca Bromide Br
2+ 2-
Cadmium Cd Carbonate CO3
4+ --
Cerium(IV) or ceric Ce Chlorate ClO3
3+ -
Cerium(III) or cerous Ce Chloride Cl
+ -
Cesium Cs Chlorite ClO2
3+ 2-
Chromium(III) or chromic Cr Chromate CrO4
2+ -
Chromium(II) or chromous Cr Cyanate CNO
3+ -
Cobalt(III) or cobaltic Co Cyanide CN
2+ -
Cobalt(II) or cobaltous Co Dihydrogen phosphate H2PO4
2+ -
Copper(II) or cupric Cu Fluoride F
+ -
Copper(I) or cuprous Cu Hydride H
3+ 3-
Gallium(III) Ga Hexacyanoferrate(III)* Fe(CN)6
3+ 4-
Gold(III) or auric Au Hexacyanoferrate(II)* Fe(CN)6
+ -
Gold(I) or aurous Au Hydrogen carbonate or bicarbonate HCO3
+ -
Hydrogen H Hydrogen oxalate or bioxalate HC2O4
+ -
Hydronium H3 O Hydrogen phthalate or biphthalate HC8H4O4
3+ -
Iron(III) or ferric Fe Hydrogen sulfate or bisulfate HSO4
2+ -
Iron(II) or ferrous Fe Hydrogen sulfide or bisulfide HS
2+ -
Lead(II) or plumbous Pb Hydrogen sulfite or bisulfite HSO3
+ -
Lithium Li Hydroxide OH
2+ -
Magnesium Mg Hypochlorite ClO
2+ -
Mercury(II) or mercuric Hg Iodate IO3
2+ -
Mercury(I) or mercurous Hg2 Iodide I
2+ 2-
Nickel(II) Ni Monohydrogen phosphate HPO4
+ -
Phosphonium PH4 Nitrate NO3
+ -
Potassium K Nitrite NO2
+ 4-
Rubidium Rb Orthosilicate SiO4
3+ 2-
Scandium Sc Oxalate C 2O 4
+ 2-
Silver Ag Oxide O
+ -
Sodium Na Perchlorate ClO4
2+ -
Strontium Sr Periodate IO4
3+ -
Thallium(III) or thallic Tl Permanganate MnO4
+ 2-
Thallium(I) or thallous Tl Peroxide O2
4+ 3-
Tin(IV) or stannic Sn Phosphate PO4
2+ 4-
Tin(II) or stannous Sn Pyrophosphate P2O7
4+ 2-
Titanium(IV) or titanic Ti Sulfate SO4
3+ 2-
Titanium(III) or titanous Ti Sulfite SO3
3+ -
Vanadium V Thiocyanate SCN
2+ 2-
Zinc Zn Thiosulfate S2O3
*Also known as ferricyanide and ferrocyanide, respectively...