Common Ions Listed by Charge

Positive I ons

1+
hydrogen H
+
hydronium H
3
O
+
lithium Li
+
sodium Na
+
potassium K
+
rubidium Rb
+
cesium Cs
+
silver Ag
+
ammonium NH
4

+
copper(I)
cuprous
Cu
+
gold(I)
aurous
Au
+

2+
beryllium Be
2+
magnesium Mg
2+
calcium Ca
2+
strontium Sr
2+
barium Ba
2+
cadmium Cd
2+
chromium(II)
chromous
Cr
2+
cobalt(II)
cobaltous
Co
2+
copper(II)
cupric
Cu
2+
iron(II)
ferrous
Fe
2+
lead (II)
plumbous
Pb
2+
mercury(I)
mercurous
Hg
2

2+
mercury(II)
mercuric
Hg
2+
nickel(II)
nickelous
Ni
2+
tin(II)
stannous
Sn
2+
manganese(II)
manganous
Mn
2+
zinc Zn
2+



3+
aluminum Al
3+
arsenic(III) As
3+
bismuth(III) Bi
3+
scandium Sc
3+
antimony(III)
antimonious
Sb
3+
cobalt(III)
cobaltic
Co
3+
chromium(III)
chromic
Cr
3+
gold(III)
auric
Au
3+
iron(III)
ferric
Fe
3+
nickel(III)
nickelic
Ni
3+

4+
tin(IV)
stannic
Sn
4+
lead(IV)
plumbic
Pb
4+
manganese(IV)
manganic
Mn
4+

5+
antimony(V)
antimonic
Sb
5+
arsenic(V) As
5+
bismuth(V) Bi
5+

Negative Ions

1-
fluoride F
-
chloride Cl
-
bromide Br
-
iodide I
-
hydride H
-
hypochlorite ClO
-
chlorite ClO
2

-
chlorate ClO
3

-
perchlorate ClO
4

-
bromate BrO
3

-
iodate IO
3

-

nitrate NO
3

-
nitrite NO
2

-
permanganate MnO
4

-
cyanide CN
-
hydroxide OH
-
hydrogen sulfide HS
-
hydrogen carbonate
bicarbonate
HCO
3

-
hydrogen sulfate
bisulfate
HSO
4

-
hydrogen sulfite HSO
3

-
dihydrogen phosphate H
2
PO
4

-
acetate C
2
H
3
O
2

-
cyanate OCN
-
thiocyanate SCN
-

2-
sulfide S
2-
oxide O
2-
peroxide O
2

2-
carbonate CO
3

2-
carbide C
2

2-
chromate CrO
4

2-
dichromate Cr
2
O
7

2-
oxalate C
2
O
4

2-
sulfate SO
4

2-
sulfite SO
3

2-
hydrogen phosphate HPO
4

2-
hydrogen phosphite HPO
3

2-
thiosulfate S
2
O
3

2-

3-
nitride N
3-
phosphide P
3-
arsenate AsO
4

3-
arsenite AsO
3

3-
borate BO
3

3-
phosphate PO
4

3-
phosphite PO
3

3-
ferricyanide Fe(CN)
6

3-

4-
ferrocyanide Fe(CN)
6

4-
carbide C
4-
Common Ions Listed in Alphabetical Order

Positive I ons

aluminum Al
3+
ammonium NH
4

+
antimony(III)
antimonious
Sb
3+
antimony(V)
antimonic
Sb
5+
arsenate AsO
4

3-
arsenite AsO
3

3-
arsenic(III) As
3+
arsenic(V) As
5+
barium Ba
2+
beryllium Be
2+
bismuth(III)
bismuthous
Bi
3+
bismuth(V)
bismuthic
Bi
5+
cadmium Cd
2+
calcium Ca
2+
cesium Cs
+
chromium(II)
chromous
Cr
2+
chromium(III)
chromic
Cr
3+
cobalt(II)
cobaltous
Co
2+
cobalt(III)
cobaltic
Co
3+
copper(I)
cuprous
Cu
+
copper(II)
cupric
Cu
2+
gold(I)
aurous
Au
+
gold(III)
auric
Au
3+
hydrogen H
+
Hydronium H
3
O
+
iron(II)
ferrous
Fe
2+
iron(III)
ferric
Fe
3+
lead (II)
plumbous
Pb
2+
lead(IV)
plumbic
Pb
4+

lithium Li
+
magnesium Mg
2+
manganese(II)
manganous
Mn
2+
manganese(IV)
manganic
Mn
4+
mercury(I)
mercurous
Hg
2

2+
mercury(II)
mercuric
Hg
2+
nickel(II)
nickelous
Ni
2+
nickel(III)
nickelic
Ni
3+
potassium K
+
rubidium Rb
+
scandium Sc
3+
silver Ag
+
sodium Na
+
strontium Sr
2+
tin(II)
stannous
Sn
2+
tin(IV)
stannic
Sn
4+
zinc Zn
2+

Negative Ions

acetate C
2
H
3
O
2

-
borate BO
3

3-
bromate BrO
3

-
bromide Br
-
carbide C
4-
or C
2

2-
carbonate CO
3

2-
chlorate ClO
3

-
chloride Cl
-
chlorite ClO
2

-
chromate CrO
4

2-
cyanate CNO
-
cyanide CN
-
dichromate Cr
2
O
7

2-
dihydrogen phosphate H
2
PO
4

-
ferricyanide Fe(CN)
6

3-
ferrocyanide Fe(CN)
6

4-
fluoride F
-


hydride H
-
hydrogen carbonate
bicarbonate
HCO
3

-
hydrogen phosphate HPO
4

2-
hydrogen phosphite HPO
3

2-
hydrogen sulfate
bisulfate
HSO
4

-
hydrogen sulfide HS
-
hydrogen sulfite
bisulfite
HSO
3

-
hydroxide OH
-
hypochlorite ClO
-
iodate IO
3

-
iodide I
-
nitrate NO
3

-
nitride N
3-
nitrite NO
2

-
oxalate C
2
O
4

2-
oxide O
2-
perchlorate ClO
4

-
permanganate MnO
4

-
peroxide O
2

2-
phosphate PO
4

3-
phosphide P
3-
phosphite PO
3

3-
sulfate SO
4

2-
sulfide S
2-
sulfite SO
3

2-
thiocyanate SCN
-
thiosulfate S
2
O
3

2-