Names and Formulas of Some Common Inorganic Cations and Anions

Vocabulary flashcards covering all common inorganic cations and anions and their chemical formulas listed in Table 2.3.

Aluminum

$$Al^{3+}$$

Ammonium

$$NH_4^+$$

Barium

$$Ba^{2+}$$

Cadmium

$$Cd^{2+}$$

Calcium

$$Ca^{2+}$$

Cesium

$$Cs^+$$

Chromium(III) or chromic

$$Cr^{3+}$$

Cobalt(II) or cobaltous

$$Co^{2+}$$

Copper(I) or cuprous

$$Cu^+$$

Copper(II) or cupric

$$Cu^{2+}$$

Hydrogen (cation)

$$H^+$$

Iron(II) or ferrous

$$Fe^{2+}$$

Iron(III) or ferric

$$Fe^{3+}$$

Lead(II) or plumbous

$$Pb^{2+}$$

Lithium

$$Li^+$$

Magnesium

$$Mg^{2+}$$

Manganese(II) or manganous

$$Mn^{2+}$$

Mercury(I) or mercurous

$$Hg_2^{2+}$$

Mercury(II) or mercuric

$$Hg^{2+}$$

Potassium

$$K^+$$

Rubidium

$$Rb^+$$

Silver

$$Ag^+$$

Sodium

$$Na^+$$

Strontium

$$Sr^{2+}$$

Tin(II) or stannous

$$Sn^{2+}$$

Zinc

$$Zn^{2+}$$

Bromide

$$Br^-$$

Carbonate

$$CO_3^{2-}$$

Chlorate

$$ClO_3^-$$

Chloride

$$Cl^-$$

Chromate

$$CrO_4^{2-}$$

Cyanide

$$CN^-$$

Dichromate

$$Cr_2O_7^{2-}$$

Dihydrogen phosphate

$$H_2PO_4^-$$

Fluoride

$$F^-$$

Hydride

$$H^-$$

Hydrogen carbonate or bicarbonate

$$HCO_3^-$$

Hydrogen phosphate

$$HPO_4^{2-}$$

Hydrogen sulfate or bisulfate

$$HSO_4^-$$

Hydroxide

$$OH^-$$

Iodide

$$I^-$$

Nitrate

$$NO_3^-$$

Nitride

$$N^{3-}$$

Nitrite

$$NO_2^-$$

Oxide

$$O^{2-}$$

Permanganate

$$MnO_4^-$$

Peroxide

$$O_2^{2-}$$

Phosphate

$$PO_4^{3-}$$

Sulfate

$$SO_4^{2-}$$

Sulfide

$$S^{2-}$$

Sulfite

$$SO_3^{2-}$$

Thiocyanate

$$SCN^-$$