Valences of Common Ions

A collection of chemical ions including their formal names and symbolic formulas with relevant valences as derived from the lecture table.

Ammonium

$$NH_4^+$$

Copper (I), cuprous

$$Cu^+$$

Hydrogen

$$H^+$$

Hydronium

$$H_3O^+$$

Mercury (I), mercurous

$$Hg_2^{2+}$$

Silver

$$Ag^+$$

Thallium

$$Tl^+$$

Cadmium

$$Cd^{2+}$$

Chromium (II), chromous

$$Cr^{2+}$$

Cobalt (II), cobaltous

$$Co^{2+}$$

Copper (II), cupric

$$Cu^{2+}$$

Iron (II), ferrous

$$Fe^{2+}$$

Lead (II), plumbous

$$Pb^{2+}$$

Manganese (II), manganous

$$Mn^{2+}$$

Mercury (II), mercuric

$$Hg^{2+}$$

Nickel

$$Ni^{2+}$$

Tin (II), stannous

$$Sn^{2+}$$

Zinc

$$Zn^{2+}$$

Bismuth

$$Bi^{3+}$$

Cerium

$$Ce^{3+}$$

Chromium (III), chromic

$$Cr^{3+}$$

Gallium

$$Ga^{3+}$$

Iron (III), ferric

$$Fe^{3+}$$

Germanium

$$Ge^{4+}$$

Lead (IV), plumbic

$$Pb^{4+}$$

Silicon

$$Si^{4+}$$

Tin (IV), stannic

$$Sn^{4+}$$

Acetate

$$CH_3COO^-$$

Azide

$$N_3^-$$

Benzoate

$$C_7H_5O_2^-$$

Bromate

$$BrO_3^-$$

Chlorate

$$ClO_3^-$$

Chlorite

$$ClO_2^-$$

Cyanide

$$CN^-$$

Dihydrogen phosphate

$$H_2PO_4^-$$

Formate

$$CHO_2^-$$

Hydride

$$H^-$$

Hydrogen carbonate, bicarbonate

$$HCO_3^-$$

Hydrogen sulfate, bisulfate

$$HSO_4^-$$

Hydrogen sulfide, bisulfide

$$HS^-$$

Hydrogen sulfite, bisulfite

$$HSO_3^-$$

Hydroxide

$$OH^-$$

Hypochlorite

$$ClO^-$$

Iodate

$$IO_3^-$$

Nitrate

$$NO_3^-$$

Nitrite

$$NO_2^-$$

Perchlorate

$$ClO_4^-$$

Periodate

$$IO_4^-$$

Permanganate

$$MnO_4^-$$

Peroxide

$$O_2^{2-}$$

Thiocyanate

$$SCN^-$$

Carbonate

$$CO_3^{2-}$$

Chromate

$$CrO_4^{2-}$$

Dichromate

$$Cr_2O_7^{2-}$$

Molybdate

$$MoO_4^{2-}$$

Monohydrogen phosphate

$$HPO_4^{2-}$$

Oxalate

$$C_2O_4^{2-}$$

Selenide

$$Se^{2-}$$

Silicate

$$SiO_3^{2-}$$

Sulfate

$$SO_4^{2-}$$

Sulfite

$$SO_3^{2-}$$

Telluride

$$Te^{2-}$$

Thiosulfate

$$S_2O_3^{2-}$$

Arsenate

$$AsO_4^{3-}$$

Phosphate

$$PO_4^{3-}$$

Carbide

$$C^{4-}$$