SYMBOL NAME ALTERNATIVE

CATION - Monovalent
NH4+ ammonium
Cs+ cesium
Cu+ copper (I) cuprous
Au+ gold (I) aurous
H+ hydrogen
Li+ lithium
K+ potassium
Ag+ silver
Na+ sodium

CATION - Divalent
2+
Ba barium
Be 2+ beryllium
Cd 2+ cadmium
Ca 2+ calcium
Cr 2+ chromium (II) chromous
Co 2+ cobalt (II) cobaltous
Mg 2+ magnesium
Mn 2+ manganese (II) manganous
Hg2 2+ mercury (I) mercurous
Hg 2+ mercury (II) mercuric
Ni 2+ nickel (II) nickelous
Sr 2+ strontium
Cu 2+ copper (II) cupric
Fe 2+ iron (II) ferrous
Pb 2+ lead (II) plumbous
Sn 2+ tin (II) stannous
Zn 2+ zinc

CATION - Trivalent
3+
Al aluminum
Sb 3+ antimony (III) antimonous
As 3+ arsenic (III) arsenous
Bi 3+ bismuth (III) bismuthous
Ni 3+ nickel (III) nickelic
Cr 3+ chromium (III) chromic
Co 3+ cobalt (III) cobaltic
Au 3+ gold (III) auric
Fe 3+ iron (III) ferric
Mn 3+ manganese (III) manganic
 CATION - Tetravalent
4+
Pb lead (IV) plumbic
Mn 4+ manganese (IV) manganese
Si 4+ silicon
Sn 4+ tin (IV) stannic
Pt 4+ platinum (IV) platinnic

CATION - Pentavalent
5+
As arsenic (V) arsenic
Sb 5+ antimony (V) antimonic
Bi 5+ bismuth (V) bismuthic

SYMBOL NAME ALTERNATIVE

ANION - Monovalent
CH3COO- acetate
NH2- amide
BiO2- bismuthate
CN- cyanide
CNO- cyanate
SCN- thiocyanate
Br- bromide
BrO- hypobromite
BrO2- bromite
BrO3- bromate
BrO4- perbromate
Cl- chloride
ClO- hypochlorite
ClO2- chlorite
ClO3- chlorate
ClO4- perchlorate
HCO3- hydrogen carbonate bicarbonate
HC2O4- hydrogen oxalate bioxalate
H2PO4- dihydrogen phosphate primary phosphate
H2PO3- dihydrogen phosphite primary phosphite
HSO3- hydrogen sulfite bisulfite
HSO4- hydrogen sulfate bisulfate
HC4H4O6- hydrogen tartrate bitartrate
 AlO2- aluminate
F- fluoride
HCO2- formate
H- hydride
OH- hydroxide
I- iodide
NO2- nitrite
NO3- nitrate
MnO4- permanganate

ANION - Divalent
2-
CO3 carbonate
CrO3 2- chromite
CrO4 2- chromate
Cr2O7 2- dichromate
MnO4 2- manganate
SiO3 2- metasilicate
C2O4 2- oxalate
HPO4 2- hydrogen phosphate secondary phosphate
HPO3 2- hydrogen phosphite secondary phosphite
S 2- sulfide
SO3 2- sulfite
SO4 2- sulfate
S2O3 2- thiosulfate
S4O6 2- tetrathionate
O 2- oxide
O2 2- peroxide
S2O7 2- pyrosulfate
C4H4O6 2- tartrate
ZnO2 2- zincate

ANION - Trivalent
3-
As arsenide
AsO4 3- arsenate
AsO3 3- arsenite
BO3 3- borate
[ Fe (CN)6 ]3- ferricyanide
N 3- nitride
PO3 3- phosphite
PO4 3- phosphate tertiary phosphate

ANION - Tetravalent
4-
C carbide
[ Fe (CN)6 ] 4- ferrocyanide
SiO4 4- silicate