Sym bol

H+
Li +
Na+
K+
Rb +
Cs +
Be2+
Mg 2+
Ca 2+
Sr 2+
Ba 2+
Ra 2+
Zn 2+
Sym bol
Cu +
Cu 2+
Fe 2+
Fe 3+
Sn 2+
Sn 4+
Cr 2+
Cr 3+
Mn 2+
Mn 3+

Symbols and Charges for Monoatomic Ions

Name
Sym bol
Name
h ydr ogen ion
H
h ydr ide
lit h iu m ion
F
flu or ide
sodiu m ion
Cl
ch lor id e
pot a ssiu m ion
Br
br om ide
r u bidiu m ion
I
iodide
2
cesiu m ion
O
oxide
2
ber ylliu m ion
S
su lfide
m a gn esiu m ion
Se 2
selen ide
ca lciu m ion
Te 2
t ellu r ide
st r on t iu m ion
ba r iu m ion
Ag +
silver ion
r a diu m ion
Ni 2+
n ick el ion
3
+
zin c ion
Al
a lu m in u m ion
Syst em a t ic n a m e
(St ock syst em )
cop p er (I )
cop p er (I I )
ir on (I I )
ir on (I I I )
t in (I I )
t in (I V)
ch r om iu m (I I )
ch r om iu m (I I I )
m a n ga n e s e (I I )
m a n ga n e s e (I I I )

C om m on
name
cu p r ou s
cu p r ic
fer r ou s
fer r ic
s t a n n ou s
s t a n n ic
ch r om ou s
ch r om ic
m a n ga n ou s
m a n ga n ic

Sym bol
Hg2 2+
H g 2+
Pb2+
Pb4+
Co2+
Co3+
Au +
Au 3 +

Not e t h a t t h e
let t er s in a n ion s
n a m e befor e t h e
-ide en din g is
t h e st em . F or
exa m ple, t h e st em
for br om ide is
br om -.
N 3
P 3
As 3

Syst em a t ic n a m e
(St ock syst em )
m e r cu r y(I )
m e r cu r y(I I )
lea d (I I )
lea d (I V)
coba lt (II)
coba lt (I I I )
gold (I )
gold (I I I )

n it r ide
ph osph ide
a r s en id e
C om m on
name
m e r cu r ou s
m e r cu r ic
p lu m bou s
p lu m bic
coba lt ou s
coba lt ic
a u r ou s
a u r ic

F or m u la
N O3
N O2
Cr O 4 2
Cr 2 O 7 2
CN
Mn O 4
OH
O22
N H 2
CO 3 2

Symbols and Charges for P olyatomic Ions

Name
F or m u la
Name
n it r a t e
ClO 4
per ch lor a t e
n it r it e
ClO 3
ch lor a t e
ch r om a t e
ClO 2
ch lor it e
d ich r om a t e
ClO
h ypoch lor it e
cya n ide
I O4
per ioda t e
p er m a n ga n a t e
I O3
ioda t e
h ydr oxide
IO
h ypoiodit e
per oxide
Br O 3
br om a t e
a m id e
Br O
h ypobr om it e
ca r bon a t e
H CO 3
h ydr ogen ca r bon a t e (bica r bon a t e)

SO 4 2
SO 3 2
C2O42
P O43
P O33

su lfa t e
su lfit e
oxa la t e
ph osph a t e
ph osph it e

H SO 4
H SO 3
H C2O4
H P O42
H 2P O4

h ydr ogen su lfa t e (bisu lfa t e)

h ydr ogen su lfit e (bisu lfit e)
h ydr ogen oxa la t e (bin oxa la t e)
h ydr ogen ph osph a t e
dih ydr ogen ph osph a t e

S 2O32
AsO 4 3
SeO 4 2
SiO 3 2
C4H 4O62
C2H 3O2

More Symbols and Charges for P olyatomic Ions

t h iosu lfa t e
H S
h ydr ogen su lfide
a r sen a t e
BO3 3
bor a t e
2
selen a t e
B4O7
t et r a bor a t e
silica t e
SiF 62
h exa flu or osilica t e
tartrate
S CN
t h iocya n a t e
a cet a t e (a n a lt er n a t e wa y t o wr it e a cet a t e is CH 3 COO)

Th er e is on e posit ive polya t om ic ion . It is NH 4 + a n d is ca lled t h e a m m on iu m ion .

P r efixes Used t o In dica t e Nu m ber in a Na m e In volvin g Two Non -Met a ls
m on o
1
h exa
6
d i
2
h ep t a
7
t r i
3
oct a
8
t et r a
4
n on a
9
p en t a
5
d e ca
10
Th ese pr efixes a r e u sed in n a m in g bin a r y com pou n ds in volvin g t wo n on m et a ls. E xa m ple
in clu de P 2 O 5 , Cl 2 O, NO, N 2 O, NO 2 , N 2 O 5 , P Cl 3 , P Cl 5 , SO 2 , SO 3, SiO 2 . Som et im es m et a l ion s a r e
in volved in a Gr eek pr efix n a m e, bu t t h ese a r e less com m on . E xa m ples in clu de UF 6 , SbCl 3 ,
SbCl 5 , OsO 4 , BiCl 3 .
Th er e is a pr efer r ed or der of t h e n on m et a ls wh en wr it in g t h em in a for m u la . It is:
Rn , Xe, Kr , B, Si, C, Sb, As, P , N, H , Te, Se, S, I, Br , Cl, O, F .
CO is ca r bon m on oxide, NOT ca r bon m on ooxide. As 4 O 6 is t et r a r sen ic h exoxide, NOT
t et r a a r sen ic h exa oxide.
Acid Na m es a dd t h e wor d a cid t o ea ch n a m e wh en sa yin g or wr it in g.
Nonoxygen containing
Oxygen containing (oxyacids)
N a m e wh en disN a m e wh en a pu r e
F or m u la
solved in wa t er
com p ou n d
F or m u la
Name
HF
h ydr oflu or ic a cid
h ydr ogen flu or ide
HNO 3
n it r ic a cid
H Cl
h ydr och lor ic a cid
h ydr ogen ch lor ide
HNO 2
n it r ou s a cid
H Br
h ydr obr om ic a cid
h ydr ogen br om ide
H 2SO4
su lfu r ic a cid
HI
h ydr oiodic a cid
h ydr ogen iodide
H 2SO3
su lfu r ou s a cid
H CN
h ydr ocya n ic a cid
h ydr ogen cya n ide
H 3PO4
ph osph or ic a cid
H 2S
h ydr osu lfu ic a cid
h ydr ogen su lfide
H 2 CO 3
ca r bon ic a cid
HC 2 H 3 O 2
a cet ic a cid
(Not e t h a t it is h ydr ogen su lfide, NOT h ydr ogen su lfu r ide.)
(a lso wr it t en CH 3 COOH )