Common Ions and Their Formulas

Vocabulary flashcards covering the names, formulas, and charges of essential cations and anions.

Oxide

$$\text{O}^{-2}$$

Arsenide

$$\text{As}^{-3}$$

Sulfide

$$\text{S}^{-2}$$

Nitride

$$\text{N}^{-3}$$

Phosphide

$$\text{P}^{-3}$$

Phosphate

$$\text{PO}_4^{-3}$$

Phosphite

PO₃^-3

Hydrogen phosphate

$$\text{HPO}_4^{-2}$$

Dihydrogen phosphate

$$\text{H}_2\text{PO}_4^{-1}$$

Sulfate

$$\text{SO}_4^{-2}$$

Sulfite

$$\text{SO}_3^{-2}$$

Hydrogen sulfate

$$\text{HSO}_4^{-1}$$

Hydrogen sulfite

$$\text{HSO}_3^{-1}$$

Carbonate

$$\text{CO}_3^{-2}$$

Hydrogen carbonate

$$\text{HCO}_3^{-1}$$

Nitrate

$$\text{NO}_3^{-1}$$

Nitrite

$$\text{NO}_2^{-1}$$

Perchlorate

A$\text{ClO}_4^{-1}$

Chlorate

$$\text{ClO}_3^{-1}$$

Chlorite

$$\text{ClO}_2^{-1}$$

Hypochlorite

$$\text{ClO}^{-1}$$

Chromate

$$\text{CrO}_4^{-2}$$

Dichromate

$$\text{Cr}_2\text{O}_7^{-2}$$

Acetate

$$\text{C}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2^{-1}$$

Oxalate

$$\text{C}_2\text{O}_4^{-2}$$

Cyanide

$$\text{CN}^{-1}$$

Hydroxide

$$\text{OH}^{-1}$$

Permanganate

$$\text{MnO}_4^{-1}$$

Peroxide

$$\text{O}_2^{-2}$$