Nomenclature

Strontium charge

Sr 2+

Aluminum charge

Al 3+

Cesium charge

Cs +1

Cadmium ion

Cd 2+

Chromium ion

Cr 2+ chromous ion

Cr 3+ chromic ion

ous means

less pos cation

ic means

more pos cation

cobalt ion

cobaltous ion Co 2+

cuprous ion

Cu +

cupric ion

Cu 2+

gold ion

Au 3+

ferrous ion

Fe 2+

ferric ion

Fe 3+

manganous ion

Mn 2+

manganic ion

Mn 3+

mercurous ion

Hg2 2+

mercuric ion

Hg2+

nickle ion

Ni 2+

silver ion

Ag+

zinc ion

Zn2+

stannous ion

tin II ion Sn2+

stannic ion

tin IV ion Sn 4+

plumbous ion

lead II ion Pb2+

plumbic ion

lead IV ion Pb4+

bismuth III ion

Bi3+

bismuth V ion

Bi5+

carbide ion

C4-

silicide ion

Si4-

nitride ion

N3-

phosphide ion

P3-

arsenide ion

As3-

oxide ion

O2-

sulfide ion

S2-

selenide ion

Se2-

telluride ion

Te2-

fluoride ion

F-

chloride ion

Cl-

bromide ion

Br-

iodide ion

I-

hydride ion

H-

mercury (I) cation

Hg2 2+

cyanate

OCN-

CN-

cyanide

peroxide

O2-2

azide

N3 -

NO2-

nitrite

amide

NH2-

SO4-2

sulfate

perchlorate

ClO4-

chlorate

ClO3-

chlorite

ClO2-

hypochlorite

ClO-

hydrogen sulfide/ bisulfide

HS-

periodate

IO4-

iodate

IO3-

iodite

IO2-

hypoiodite

IO-

dihydrogen phosphate

H2PO4-

bromate

BrO3-

hypobromite

BrO-

acetate

C2H3O2-

CH3CO2-

CH3COO-

oxalate

C2O4 -2

hydrogen oxalate/ bioxalate

HC2O4-

tartrate

C4H4O6 -2

arsenate

AsO4 -3

selenate

SeO4 -2

silicate

SiO3 -2

carbonate

CO3 -2

hydrogen carbonate/ bicarbonate

HCO3-

thiocyanate

SCN-

chromate

CrO4 -2

dichromate

Cr2O7 -2

permanganate

MnO4-

SO3 -2

sulfite

hydrogen sulfate/ bisulfate

HSO4-

hydrogen sulfite/ bisulfite

HSO3-

thiosulfate

S2O3 -2

phosphate

PO4 -3

phosphite

PO3 -3

hydrogen phosphate

HPO4 -2

borate

BO3 -3

tetraborate

B4O7 -2

hexafluorosilicate

SiF6 -2

cyanate

OCN-

thiocyanate

SCN-

sulfate

SO4 -2

thiosulfate

S2O3 -2

chlorate

ClO3-

bromate

BrO3-

iodate

IO3-

selenate

SeO4 2-

tellurate

TeO4 -2

arsenate

AsO4 -3

phosphate

PO4 3-

carbonate

CO3 -2

silicate

SiO3 2-

sulfite

SO3 -2

hyposulfite

SO2 -2

persulfate

SO5 -2

sulfide

S2-