COMMON POSITIVE IONS (CATIONS)
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aluminium |
Al3+ |
lead(IV) |
Pb4+ |
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ammonium |
NH4+ |
lithium |
Li+ |
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barium |
Ba2+ |
magnesium |
Mg2+ |
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calcium |
Ca2+ |
manganese (II) |
Mn2+ |
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caesium |
Cs+ |
mercury (I) |
Hg22+ |
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chromium (II) |
Cr2+ |
mercury (II) |
Hg2+ |
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chromium (III) |
Cr3+ |
nickel(II) |
Ni2+ |
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copper (I) |
Cu+ |
potassium |
K+ |
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copper (II) |
Cu2+ |
silver |
Ag+ |
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hydrogen |
H+ |
sodium |
Na+ |
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iron (II) |
Fe2+ |
tin (II) |
Sn2+ |
|
iron (III) |
Fe3+ |
tin (IV) |
Sn4+ |
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lead (II) |
Pb2+ |
zinc |
Zn2+ |
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acetate |
CH3COO- |
nitride |
N3- |
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bromide |
Br- |
nitrite |
NO2- |
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carbonate |
CO32- |
oxalate |
C2O42- |
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hydrogen carbonate |
HCO3- |
oxide |
O2- |
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chlorate |
ClO3- |
permanganate |
MnO4- |
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perchlorate |
ClO4- |
phosphide |
P3- |
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chloride |
Cl- |
phosphate |
PO43- |
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chlorite |
ClO2- |
(mono)hydrogen phosphate |
HPO42- |
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hypochlorite |
ClO- |
dihydrogen phosphate |
H2PO4- |
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chromate |
CrO42- |
sulphate |
SO42- |
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dichromate |
Cr2O72- |
hydrogen sulphate |
HSO4- |
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cyanide |
CN- |
sulphide |
S2- |
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fluoride |
F- |
hydrogen sulphide |
HS- |
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hydride |
H- |
sulphite |
SO32- |
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hydroxide |
OH- |
hydrogen sulphite |
HSO3- |
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iodide |
I- |
thiocyanate |
SCN- |
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nitrate |
NO3- |
thiosulphate |
S2O32- |
NOTE: chromium and manganese have positive elemental ions but negative polyatomic ions.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Anions with hydrogen in the name, eg hydrogen carbonate, used to be named with a bi- as in bicarbonate.