Lecture Notes - Inorganic Nomenclature: Ions and Anions (Video)
⚛ Cations
Name | Formula |
|---|---|
Ammonium | NH₄⁺ |
⚡ Anions by Charge
-1 Charge
Name | Formula |
|---|---|
Acetate | C₂H₃O₂⁻ |
Azide | N₃⁻ |
Benzoate | C₇H₅O₂⁻ |
Bromate | BrO₃⁻ |
Chlorate | ClO₃⁻ |
Chlorite | ClO₂⁻ |
Cyanide | CN⁻ |
Dihydrogen Phosphate | H₂PO₄⁻ |
Dihydrogen Phosphite | H₂PO₃⁻ |
Hydrogen Carbonate | HCO₃⁻ |
Hydrogen Sulfate | HSO₄⁻ |
Hydrogen Sulfide | HS⁻ |
Hydrogen Sulfite | HSO₃⁻ |
Hydroxide | OH⁻ |
Hypochlorite | ClO⁻ |
Iodate | IO₃⁻ |
Nitrate | NO₃⁻ |
Nitrite | NO₂⁻ |
Perchlorate | ClO₄⁻ |
Permanganate | MnO₄⁻ |
Thiocyanate | SCN⁻ |
-2 Charge
Name | Formula |
|---|---|
Carbonate | CO₃²⁻ |
Chromate | CrO₄²⁻ |
Dichromate | Cr₂O₇²⁻ |
Hydrogen Phosphate | HPO₄²⁻ |
Hydrogen Phosphite | HPO₃²⁻ |
Manganate | MnO₄²⁻ |
Oxalate | C₂O₄²⁻ |
Peroxide | O₂²⁻ |
Silicate | SiO₃²⁻ |
Sulfate | SO₄²⁻ |
Sulfite | SO₃²⁻ |
Tartrate | C₄H₄O₆²⁻ |
Thiosulfate | S₂O₃²⁻ |
-3 Charge
Name | Formula |
|---|---|
Arsenate | AsO₄³⁻ |
Arsenite | AsO₃³⁻ |
Borate | BO₃³⁻ |
Phosphate | PO₄³⁻ |
Phosphite | PO₃³⁻ |
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Absolutely! Here's your alphabetized study guide of polyatomic ions with their chemical formulas, grouped by charge for clarity but sorted A–Z within each group:
⚛ Cation
Name | Formula |
|---|---|
Ammonium | NH₄⁺ |
⚡ Anions
-1 Charge
Name | Formula |
|---|---|
Acetate | C₂H₃O₂⁻ |
Azide | N₃⁻ |
Benzoate | C₇H₅O₂⁻ |
Bromate | BrO₃⁻ |
Chlorate | ClO₃⁻ |
Chlorite | ClO₂⁻ |
Cyanide | CN⁻ |
Dihydrogen Phosphate | H₂PO₄⁻ |
Dihydrogen Phosphite | H₂PO₃⁻ |
Hydrogen Carbonate | HCO₃⁻ |
Hydrogen Sulfate | HSO₄⁻ |
Hydrogen Sulfide | HS⁻ |
Hydrogen Sulfite | HSO₃⁻ |
Hydroxide | OH⁻ |
Hypochlorite | ClO⁻ |
Iodate | IO₃⁻ |
Nitrate | NO₃⁻ |
Nitrite | NO₂⁻ |
Perchlorate | ClO₄⁻ |
Permanganate | MnO₄⁻ |
Thiocyanate | SCN⁻ |
-2 Charge
Name | Formula |
|---|---|
Carbonate | CO₃²⁻ |
Chromate | CrO₄²⁻ |
Dichromate | Cr₂O₇²⁻ |
Hydrogen Phosphate | HPO₄²⁻ |
Hydrogen Phosphite | HPO₃²⁻ |
Manganate | MnO₄²⁻ |
Oxalate | C₂O₄²⁻ |
Peroxide | O₂²⁻ |
Silicate | SiO₃²⁻ |
Sulfate | SO₄²⁻ |
Sulfite | SO₃²⁻ |
Tartrate | C₄H₄O₆²⁻ |
Thiosulfate | S₂O₃²⁻ |
-3 Charge
Name | Formula |
|---|---|
Arsenate | AsO₄³⁻ |
Arsenite | AsO₃³⁻ |
Borate | BO₃³⁻ |
Phosphate | PO₄³⁻ |
Phosphite | PO₃³⁻ |