Polyatomic Ions

Nick the Camel ate Inch Clam for Supper in Phoenix

Nitrate, Carbonate, Iodate, Chlorate, Sulfate, Phosphate (Consonant = Oxygens, Vowels = Charge)

What happens if you add 1 Oxygen to an -ate?

Turns into per—ate (Nitrate NO₃^-1 —> Pernitrate NO₄^-1)

What happens if you remove 1 Oxygen from an -ate?

Turns into -ite (Nitrate NO₃^-1 —> Nitrite NO₂^-1)

What happens if you remove 2 Oxygens from an -ate?

Turns into hypo--ite (Nitrate NO₃^-1 —> Hyponitrite NO^-1) bad example but whatever

What happens if you add enough Hydrogens to neutralize the charge on an -ate?

Turns into — Acid (Sulfate SO₄^-2 —> Nitric Acid H₂SO₄)

What happens if you add a Hydrogen to an -ate without neutralizing the charge?

Turns into Hydrogen — (Sulfate SO₄^-2 —> Hydrogen Sulfate HSO₄^-1)

Nitrate

NO₃^-1

Carbonate

CO₃^-2

Iodate

IO₃^-1

Chlorate

ClO₃^-1

Sulfate

SO₄^-2

Phosphate

PO₄^-3

Hydroxide

OH^-1

Acetate

C₂H₃O₂^-1 or CH₃COO^-1

Cyanide

CN^-1

Thiosulfate

S₂O₃^-1

Thiocyanate

SCN^-1

Ammonium

NH₄⁺¹