Simple Cations and Anions

Simple Cations and Anions
Cations		Anions
Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name
H⁺¹	Hydrogen	H^-1	Hydride
Li⁺¹	Lithium	F^-1	Fluoride
Na⁺¹	Sodium	Cl^-1	Chloride
K⁺¹	Potassium	Br^-1	Bromide
Cs⁺¹	Cesium	I^-1	Iodine
Ag⁺	Silver	O^-2	Oxide
Mg⁺²	Magnesium	S^-2	Sulfide
Ca⁺²	Calcium	Se^-2	Selenide
Ba⁺²	Barium	Te^-2	Telluride
Zn⁺²	Zinc	N^-3	Nitride
Be⁺²	Beryllium	P^-3	Phosphide
Cd⁺²	Cadmium	C^-4	Carbide
Sr²	Strontium	Po^-2	Polonide
B⁺³	Boron	As^-3	Arsenide
Al⁺³	Aluminum
Ga⁺³	Gallium
Pm⁺³	Prometheum
C⁺⁴	Carbon
Zr⁺⁴	Zirconium
Si⁺⁴	Silicon

Type II Cations
Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name
Am⁺²	Americum (II)	Am⁺³	Americum (III)	Am⁺⁴	Americum (IV)
As⁺³	Arsenic (III)	As⁺⁵	Arsenic (IV)	Au⁺¹	Gold (I)
Au⁺³	Gold (III)	Bi⁺³	Bismuth (III)	Bi⁺⁵	Bismuth (IV)
Co⁺²	Cobalt (II)	Co⁺³	Cobalt (III)	Cr⁺²	Chromium (II)
Cr⁺³	Chromium (III)	Cr⁺⁶	Chromium (VI)	Cu⁺¹	Copper (I)
Cu⁺²	Copper (II)	Fe⁺²	Iron (II)	Fe⁺³	Iron (III)
Hg⁺¹	Mercury (I)	Hg⁺²	Mercury (II)	Ir⁺³	Iridium (III)
Ir⁺⁴	Iridium (IV)	Ir⁺⁵	Iridium (V)	Mn⁺²	Manganese (II)
Mn⁺⁴	Manganese (IV)	Mn⁺⁶	Manganese (VI)	Ni⁺²	Nickel (II)
Ni⁺³	Nickel (III)	No⁺²	Nobelium (II)	No⁺³	Nobelium (III)
Pb⁺²	Lead (II)	Pb⁺⁴	Lead (IV)	Sb⁺³	Antimony (III)
Sb⁺⁵	Antimony (V)	Sn⁺²	Tin (II)	Sn⁺⁴	Tin (IV)
Ti⁺³	Titanium (III)	Ti⁺⁴	Titanium (IV)	W⁺²	Tungsten (II)
W⁺⁴	Tungsten (IV)	W⁺⁶	Tungsten (VI)

Polyatomic Ions
*Positive Ions*
Symbol	Ion Name	Symbol	Ion Name	Symbol	Ion Name
NH₄⁺¹	Ammonium	NpO₂⁺¹	Neptunyl (V)	UO₂⁺¹	Uranyl (V)
VO₂⁺¹	Vanadyl (V)	Hg₂⁺²	Mercury (I)	PuO₂⁺²	Plutonyl (VI)

*Negative Ions*
Symbol	Ion Name	Symbol	Ion Name	Symbol	Ion Name
C₂H₃COO^-1	Acetate	NH₂^-1	Amide	BrO₃^-1	Bromate
ClO₃^-1	Chlorate	CN^-1	Cyanide	OH^-1	Hydroxide
ClO^-1	Hypochlorite	NO₂^-1	Nitrite	NO₃^-1	Nitrate
ClO₄^-1	Perchlorate	MnO₄^-1	Permanganate	SCN^-1	Thiocyanate
VO₃^-1	Vanadate	HSO₄^-1	Hydrogen Sulfate	H₂PO₄^-1	Dihydrogen Phosphate
ClO₂^-1	Chlorite
CO₃^-2	Carbonate	CrO₂^-2	Chromate	Cr₂O₇^-2	Dichromate
HCO₃^-2	Hydrogen Carbonate (bicarbonate)	HPO₄^-2	Hydrogen Phosphate	O₂^-2	Peroxide
HPO₃^-2	Phosphite	SiO₂^-2	Silicate	SeO₄^-2	Selenate
SO₄^-2	Sulfate	SO₃^-2	Sulfite
AsO₄^-3	Arsenate	BO₃^-3	Borate	C₆H₅O₇^-3	Citrate
PO₄^-3	Phosphate
SiO₄^-4	Orthosilicate	P₂O₇^-4	Diphosphate