Ion Memorization Sheet & Prefixes: General Chem I

Ammonium

Ammonium

NH₄ ⁽¹⁺⁾

Mercury(I)

Hg₂ ⁽²⁺⁾

Acetate

C₂H₃O₂ ^(1-)

Nitrite

NO₂^(1-)

Nitrate

NO₃^(1-)

Azide

N₃^(1-)

Hydroxide

OH^(1-)

Cyanide

CN^(1-)

Thiocyanate

SCN^(1-)

Cyanate

OCN^(1-)

Permanganate

MnO₄^(1-)

Superoxide

O₂^(1-)

Hydrogen Carbonate

HCO₃^(1-)

Hydrogen sulfite

HSO₃^(1-)

Hydrogen Sulfate

HSO₄^(-1)

Hydrogen Phosphate

HPO₄^(2-)

Dihydrogen phosphate

H₂PO₄^(1-)

Perchlorate

ClO₄^(1-)

Chlorate

ClO₃^(1-)

Chlorite

ClO₂^(1-)

Hypochlorite

ClO^(1-)

Perbromate

BrO₄^(1-)

Bromate

BrO₃^(1-)

Bromite

BrO₂^(1-)

Hypobromite

BrO^(1-)

Periodate

IO₄^(-1)

Iodate

IO₃^(1-)

Iodite

IO₂^(1-)

Hypoiodite

IO^(1-)

Hyposulfite

SO₂^(2-)

Sulfite

SO₃^(2-)

Sulfate

SO₄^(2-)

Carbonate

CO₃^(2-)

Oxalate

C₂O₄^(2-)

Chromate

CrO₄^(2-)

Dichromate

Cr₂O₇^(2-)

Peroxide

O₂^(-2)

Hypophosphite

PO₂^(3-)

Phosphite

PO₃^(3-)

Phosphate

PO₄^(3-)

Arsenite

AsO₃^(3-)

Arsenate

AsO₄^(3-)

Silicate

SiO₄^(4-)

Mono-

1

Di-

2

Tri-

3

Tetra-

4 (Think of a tetris square having 4 sides)

Penta-

5 (Think of a “PENTA”gon)

Hexa-

6 (Think of a “HEXA”gon)

Hepta-

7

Octa-

8 (Think of an “OCTA”gon)

Nona-

9

Deca-

10

Hydrogen

H2

Nitrogen

N2

Oxygen

O2

Sulfur

S8

Phosphorus

P4

Fluorine

F2

Chlorine

Cl2

Bromine

Br2

Iodine

I2