Some Metals That Form More Than One Monoatomic Ion

Element Ion Formula Systematic Name Common (Trivial) Name

Chromium Cr2+ Chromium (II) Chromous
3+
Cr Chromium (III) Chromic
Cobalt Co2+ Cobalt (II) Cobaltous
3+
Co Cobalt (III) Cobaltic
Copper Cu+ Copper (I) Cuprous
2+
Cu Coppper (II) Cupric
Iron Fe2+ Iron (II) Ferrous
3+
Fe Iron (III) Ferric
Lead Pb2+ Lead (II) Plumbous
4+
Plumbic Pb Lead (IV) Plumbic
Mercury Hg2+ Mercury (I) Mercurous
Hg22+ Mercury (II) Mercuric
2+
Tin Sn Tin (II) Stannous
Sn4+ Tin (IV) Stannic

Formula (Ion) Name

NH4+ Ammonium
H3O+ Hydronium
CH3COO- or C2H3O2- Acetate
CN- Cyanide
OH- Hydroxide
ClO- Hypochlorite
ClO2- Chlorite
ClO3- Chlorate
NO2- Nitrite
NO3- Nitrate
MnO4- Permanganate
CO32- Carbonate
HCO3- Hydrogen carbonate or bicarbonate
CrO4- Chromate
Cr2O72- Dichromate
O22- Peroxide
PO43- Phosphate
HPO42- Hydrogen Phosphate/biphosphate
H2PO4- Dihydrogen phosphate
SO32- Sulfite
SO42- Sulfate
HSO4- Hydrogen sulfate or bisulfate