Ions and Their Charges

Ions with +1 Charge

• K- Potassium

• H- Hydrogen

• Na- Sodium

• NH4- Ammonium

• Li- Lithium

• Cu- Cuperous

• Ag- Silver

Ions with +2 Charge

• Ba- Barium

• Cd- Cadmium

• Ca- Calcium

• Cr- Chromous

• Co- Cobaltous

• Cu- Cuperic

• Fe- Ferrous - Iron 2

• Pb- Plumbous - Lead 2

• Mg- Magnesium

• Mn- Manganese

• Hg- Mercuric

• Hg2- Mercurous

• Ni- Nicklous

• Sr- Strontium

• Sn- Stannous

• UO2- Uranyl

• VO- Vanadyl

• Zn- Zinc

Ions with a +3 Charge

• Al- Aluminium

• As- Arsenic

• Cr- Chromic

• Co- Cobaltic

• Fe- Ferric- Iron iii

• Mn- Manganic

Ions with a +4 Charge

• Pb-Plumbic- Lead IV

• Sn- Stannic- Stannic IV

Ions with a + 5 charge

• V- Vanadium V

• As- Arsenic V

Ions with a -1 Charge

• C2H3O2- Acetate

• Br- Bromine

• ClO3- Chlorate

• Cl- Chloride

• CN- Cyanide

• F- Flourine

• OH- hydroxide

• H- Hydride

• ClO- Hypochlorite

• I- Iodide

• NO3- nitrate

• NO2- Nitrite

• ClO4- perchlorate

• IO4- periodate

• MnO4- Permanganate

Ions with a -2 Charge

• O- oxide

• Cr2O7- Dichromate

• CrO4- Chromate

• CO3- Carbonate

• SiO4- Silicate

• C2O4- Oxalate

• O2- Peroxide

• SO4- Sulfate

• SO3- Sulfite

• S- Sulfide

• S2O3- Thiosulfate

Ions with a -3 charge

• N- Nitride

• PO4- Phosphate

• PO3- Phosphite

• P- Phosphide

• BO3- Borate

• AsO4- Arsenate

• AsO3- Arsenite