Common Anions and Cations

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering common monatomic and polyatomic anions and cations.

Bromide

Br-

Chloride

Cl-

Fluoride

F-

Hydride

H-

Iodide

I-

Nitride

N-3

Oxide

O-2

Sulfide

S-2

Acetate

C2H3O2-

Amide

NH2+

Arsenate

$$AsO_4^{-3}$$

Arsenite

AsO3-3

Bromate

BrO3-

Carbonate

CO3-2

Bicarbonate

HCO3-

Chlorate

$$ClO_3^-$$

Chlorite

$$ClO_2^-$$

Chromate

$$CrO_4^{-2}$$

Cyanide

$$CN^-$$

Cyanate

$$OCN^-$$

Dichromate

$$Cr_2O_7^{-2}$$

Formate

$$HCOO^-$$

Hydroxide

$$OH^-$$

Hypobromite

$$OBr^-$$

Hypochlorite

$$OCl^-$$

Iodate

$$IO_3^-$$

Nitrate

$$NO_3^-$$

Nitrite

$$NO_2^-$$

Oxalate

$$C_2O_4^{-2}$$

Perchlorate

$$ClO_4^-$$

Permanganate

$$MnO_4^-$$

Peroxide

$$O_2^{-2}$$

Phosphate

$$PO_4^{-3}$$

Hydrogen phosphate

$$HPO_4^{-2}$$

Dihydrgoen phosphate

$$H_2PO_4^-$$

Sulfate

$$SO_4^{-2}$$

Hydrogen sulfate

$$HSO_4^-$$

Sulfite

$$SO_3^{-2}$$

Thiosulfate

$$S_2O_3^{-2}$$

Thiocyanate

$$SCN^-$$

Aluminum

$$Al^{+3}$$

Barium

$$Ba^{+2}$$

Calcium

$$Ca^{+2}$$

Chromium(III) or Chromic

$$Cr^{+3}$$

Chromium(II) or Chromous

$$Cr^{+2}$$

Copper(II) or Cupric

$$Cu^{+2}$$

Copper(I) or Cuprous

$$Cu^+$$

Hydrogen

$$H^+$$

Iron(III) or Ferric

$$Fe^{+3}$$

Iron(II) or Ferrous

$$Fe^{+2}$$

Lead

$$Pb^{+2}$$

Lithium

$$Li^+$$

Magnesium

Mg+2

Manganese(II) or Manganous

Mn+2

Manganese(III) or Manganic

Mn+3

Mercury(II) or Mercuric

Hg+2

Potassium

K+

Silver

Ag+

Sodium

Na+

Strontium

Sr+2

Tin(IV) or Stannic

Sn+4

Tin(II) or Stannous

Sn+2

Zinc

Zn+2

Ammonium

NH4+

Hydronium

H3O+

Mercury(I) or Mercurous

Hg2+2

Nitronium

NO2+