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AP Common Ions
CATIONS (+ve)
Name
Aluminum
Ammonium
Arsenic (III)
Arsenic (V)
Barium
Bismuth (III)
Bismuth (V)
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium (II)
Chromium (III)
Cobalt (II)
Cobalt (III)
Copper (I)
Copper (II)
Hydrogen
Hydronium
Iron (II)
Iron (III)
Lead (II)
Lead (IV)
Lithium
Magnesium
Manganese (II)
Manganese (IV)
Mercury (I)
Mercury (II)
Nickel (II)
Potassium
Silver
Sodium
Strontium
Tin (II)
Tin (IV)
Zinc

Symbol/
Formula
Al3+
NH4+
As3+
As5+
Ba2+
Bi3+
Bi5+
Cd2+
2+
Ca
2+
Cr
Cr3+
Co2+
Co3+
Cu+
Cu2+
H+
H3O+
Fe2+
Fe3+
Pb2+
Pb4+
Li+
Mg2+
Mn2+
Mn4+
Hg22+
Hg2+
Ni2+
K+
Ag+
+
Na
2+
Sr
Sn2+
Sn4+
Zn2+

ANIONS (-ve)
Alternative*

(Cuprous)
(Cupric)

(Ferrous)
(Ferric)
(Plumbous)
(Plumbic)

(Mercurous)
(Mercuric)

(Stannous)
(Stannic)

Name

Symbol/
Formula

Bromide
Bromate (I)
Bromate (III)
Bromate (V)
Bromate (VII)
Carbonate
Chlorate (I)
Chlorate (III)
Chlorate (V)
Chlorate (VII)
Chloride
Chromate
Cyanide
Dichromate
Dihydrogen Phosphate
Ethanoate
Fluoride
Hydride
Hydrogen Carbonate
Hydrogen Oxalate
Hydrogen Phosphate
Hydrogen Sulfate
Hydrogen Sulfide
Hydrogen Sulfite
Hydroxide
Iodate (I)
Iodate (III)
Iodate (V)
Iodate (VII)
Iodide
Manganate (VII)
Nitrate
Nitride
Nitrite
Oxalate
Oxide
Peroxide
Phosphate
Phosphide
Phosphite
Sulfate
Sulfide
Sulfite
Thiosulfate
Thiocyanate

BrBrOBrO2BrO3BrO4CO32ClOClO2ClO3
ClO4ClCrO42CNCr2O72H2PO4C2H3O2FHHCO3HC2O4HPO42HSO4HSHSO3OHIOIO2IO3IO4IMnO4
NO3
N3NO2C2O42O2O22PO43P3PO33SO42S2SO32S2O32SCN-

Alternative*

(Hypobromite)
(Bromite)
(Bromate)
(Perbromate)
(Hypochlorite)
(Chlorite)
(Chlorate)
(Perchlorate)

(Acetate)

(Bicarbonate)
(Binoxalate)
(Bisulfate)
(Bisulfide)
(Bisulfite)
(Hypoiodite)
(Iodite)
(Iodate)
(Periodate)
(Permanganate)

(Ethandioate)

* In the case of the cations, the alternative names are generally redundant in modern chemistry, but the anions sometimes use the alternate names.
E.g. the oxyhalogen ions (bromate, chlorate, iodate etc.) are usually referred to by the alternate names, but HSO3 is more commonly called Hydrogen
Sulfite. In each case where two names are given, the more common one used in the United States is underlined.

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+2

+1

Hg22+

NH4+

POLYATOMIC IONS
-1

-2

-3

BrO-

CO32-

PO33-

2-

PO43-

BrO2

C2O4

BrO3BrO4

CrO42-

C2H3O2

Cr2O72-

HPO42-

ClO-

SO32-

SO42-

ClO3-

S2O32-

ClO2
ClO4

CNHCO3HC2O4H2PO4HSHSO3HSO4IOIO2

IO3IO4MnO4NO2NO3OHSCN-