Chemistry: Ion Reference Table
 
Positive Ions ­ Cations
1+
2+
3+
4+

Ammonium NH4+ 

Cesium Cs+ 

Copper(I) Cu+ 

Gold(I) Au+ 

Hydrogen H+ 

Lithium Li+ 

Potassium K+ 

Rubidium Rb+ 

Silver Ag+ 

Sodium Na+

Barium Ba2+ 

Beryllium Be2+

Cadmium (II)Cd2+ 

Calcium Ca2+ 

Chromium(II) Cr2+ 

Cobalt(II) Co2+ 

Copper(II) Cu2+ 

Iron(II) Fe2+ 

Lead(II) Pb2+ 

Magnesium Mg2+ 

Manganese(II) Mn2+ 

Mercury(I) Hg22+ 

Mercury(II) Hg2+ 

Nickel(II) Ni2+ 

Strontium Sr2+ 

Tin(II) Sn2+ 

Zinc Zn2+

Aluminum Al3+ 

Antimony(III) Sb3+ 

Bismuth(III) Bi3+ 

Chromium(III) Cr3+ 

Cobalt(III) Co3+ 

Gallium Ga3+ 

Gold(III) Au3+ 

Manganese Mn3+ 

Nickel(III) Ni3+ 

Iron(III) Fe3+

Carbon C4+ 

Lead(IV) Pb4+ 

Silicon Si4+ 

Tin(IV) Sn4+ 


5+

Antimony(V) Sb5+ 

Bismuth(V) Bi5+

 
Negative Ions ­ Anions
-1 -2 -3 -4
Acetate CH3COO-

Bromide Br-

Chlorate ClO3-

Chloride Cl-

Chlorite ClO2-

Cyanide CN-

Dihydrogen phosphate H2PO4-

Fluoride F-

Hydride H-

Hydrogen carbonate (bicarbonate) HCO3-

Hydrogen sulfate (bisulfate) HSO4-

Hydrogen sulfide

(bisulfide) HS-

Hydrogen sulfite (bisulfite) HSO3-

Hydroxide OH-

Hypochlorite OCl-

Iodate IO3-

Iodide I-

Nitrate NO3-

Nitrite NO2-

Perchlorate ClO4- 

Permanganate MnO4-

Thiocyanate SCN-

Carbonate CO32-

Chromate CrO42-

Dichromate Cr2O72-

Monohydrogen phospate HPO42-

Oxalate C2O42-

Oxide O2-
Peroxide O22-

Selenide Se2-

Silicate SiO32-

Sulfate SO42-

Sulfide S2-

Sulfite SO32-

Telluride Te2-

Thiosulfate S2O32-

Arsenide As3-

Nitride N3-

Phosphate PO43-

Phosphide P3-

Phosphite PO33-

Bromate BrO33-

carbide C4-
 
Polyatomic Elements and Acids
Polyatomic Elements
Acids

As2 arsenic 

At2 astatine 

Br2 bromine 

Cl2 chlorine 

F2 fluorine 

H2 hydrogen 

I2 iodine 

N2 nitrogen 

O2 oxygen 

P4 phosphorus 

S8 sulfur 

Sb4 antimony 

Se8 selenium

CH3COOH or C2H4O2 acetic (vinegar) 

C18H34O2 oleic 

Cl3CCOOH trichloroacetic 

H3BO3 boric 

HBr hydrobromic 

HCOOH formic 

H2CO3 carbonic 

H2C2O4 oxalic 

HCl hydrochloric (muriatic) 

HClO hypochlorous 

HClO2 chlorous 

HClO3 chloric 

HClO4 perchloric 

HF hydrofluoric 

HI hydroiodic 

HNO2 nitrous 

HNO3 nitric 

H2SO3 sulfurous 

H2SO4 sulfuric