MEMORIZE THESE

Common Polyatomic Ions

+1 CHARGE -1 CHARGE -2 CHARGE -3 CHARGE
ion name ion name ion name ion name
NH
4
+
ammonium NO
2
-
nitrite CO
3
2-
carbonate PO
3
3-
phosphite
H
3
O
+
hyronium NO
3
-
nitrate !O
3
2-
su"#ite PO
4
3-
phosphate
H$
2
2+
mercury%&' OH
-
hyro(ie !O
4
2-
su"#ate PO
2
3-
hypophosphite
CH
3
COO
-
acetate !iO
3
2-
si"icate AsO
3
3-
arsenite
CrO
2
-
chromite C
2
2-
carbie AsO
4
3-
arsenate
CN
-
cyanie C
2
O
4
2-
o(a"ate
O
2
-
supero(ie CrO
4
2-
chromate
)nO
4
-
perman$anate Cr
2
O
*
2-
ichromate
C"O
-
hypoch"orite O
2
2-
pero(ie
C"O
2
-
ch"orite !
2
2-
isu"#ie
C"O
3
-
ch"orate
C"O
4
-
perch"orate
+rO
-
hypobromite
+rO
2
-
bromite
+rO
3
-
bromate
+rO
4
-
perbromate
&O
-
hypoioite
&O
2
-
ioite
&O
3
-
ioate
&O
4
-
perioate
N
3
-
a,ie