Honors Chemistry - Common Ions List

Vocabulary flashcards mapping common ion names to their corresponding chemical formulas and charges.

Acetate

$C_2H_3O_2^-$ or $CH_3COO^-$

Aluminum

$$Al^{3+}$$

Ammonium

$$NH_4^+$$

Barium

$$Ba^{2+}$$

Bromate

$$BrO_3^-$$

Bromide

$$Br^-$$

Bromite

$$BrO_2^-$$

Calcium

$$Ca^{2+}$$

Carbonate

$$CO_3^{2-}$$

Chlorate

$$ClO_3^-$$

Chloride

$$Cl^-$$

Chlorite

$$ClO_2^-$$

Chromate

$$CrO_4^{2-}$$

Copper (I), cuprous

$$Cu^+$$

Copper (II), cupric

$$Cu^{2+}$$

Cyanide

$$CN^-$$

Dichromate

$$Cr_2O_7^{2-}$$

Fluoride

$$F^-$$

Hydrogen

$$H^+$$

Hydrogen carbonate, bicarbonate

$$HCO_3^-$$

Hydrogen sulfate, bisulfate

$$HSO_4^-$$

Hydronium

$$H_3O^+$$

Hydroxide

$$OH^-$$

Hypobromite

$BrO^-$ or $OBr^-$

Hypochlorite

$ClO^-$ or $OCl^-$

Hypoiodite

$IO^-$ or $OI^-$

Iodate

$$IO_3^-$$

Iodide

$$I^-$$

Iodite

$$IO_2^-$$

Iron (II), ferrous

$$Fe^{2+}$$

Iron (III), ferric

$$Fe^{3+}$$

Lead (II), plumbous

$$Pb^{2+}$$

Lead (IV), plumbic

$$Pb^{4+}$$

Lithium

$$Li^+$$

Magnesium

$$Mg^{2+}$$

Mercury (I), mercurous

$$Hg_2^{2+}$$

Mercury (II), mercuric

$$Hg^{2+}$$

Nickel

$$Ni^{2+}$$

Nitrate

$$NO_3^-$$

Nitrite

$$NO_2^-$$

Oxide

$$O^{2-}$$

Perbromate

$$BrO_4^-$$

Perchlorate

$$ClO_4^-$$

Periodate

$$IO_4^-$$

Permanganate

$$MnO_4^-$$

Peroxide

$$O_2^{2-}$$

Phosphate

$$PO_4^{3-}$$

Phosphite

$$PO_3^{3-}$$

Potassium

$$K^+$$

Silver

$$Ag^+$$

Sodium

$$Na^+$$

Strontium

$$Sr^{2+}$$

Sulfate

$$SO_4^{2-}$$

Sulfide

$$S^{2-}$$

Sulfite

$$SO_3^{2-}$$

Thiocyanate

$$SCN^-$$

Thiosulfate

$$S_2O_3^{2-}$$

Tin (II), stannous

$$Sn^{2+}$$

Tin (IV), stannic

$$Sn^{4+}$$

Zinc

$$Zn^{2+}$$