Reference Table of Selected Ions and Acids for Naming
Salts and Deriving Their Formulas
(Arranged alphabetically by formula)
Ag+
silver ion
Al+3
aluminum ion
Ba+2
barium ion
H2 SO4
Br-
bromide ion
I-
iodide ion
Ca+2
calcium ion
K+
potassium ion
Cl-
chloride ion
Li+
lithium ion
CN-
cyanide ion
Mn+2
manganese (II) (manganous) ion
Co+2
cobalt (II)
Na+
sodium ion
CO3 -2
carbonate ion
NH4 +
ammonium ion
Cr+2
chromium (II) (chromous)
Ni+2
nickel (II) ion
Cr+3
chromium (III) (chromous) ion
NO3
Cu+
copper (I) (cuprous) ion
NO2
Cu+2
copper (II) (cupric) ion
O-2
H3 PO4
phosphoric acid
H2 S
hydrogen sulfide
-
-
sulfuric acid
nitrate ion
nitrite ion
oxide ion
C2 H3 02 -
acetate ion
OH
F-
fluoride ion
Pb+2
lead ion
ion
PO4 -3
phosphate ion
ion
S-2
hydroxide ion
Fe+2
iron (II) (ferrous)
Fe+3
iron (III) (ferric)
HBr
hydrogen bromide
Sn+2
tin (II) (stannous) ion
HCl
hydrogen chloride
Sn+4
tin (IV) (stannic) ion
HCN
hydrogen cyanide
SO4 -2
sulfate ion
carbonic acid
SO3 -2
sulfite ion
acetic acid
Zn+2
zinc ion
H2 CO3
HC2 H3 O2
HCO3 -
hydrogen carbonate ion
H2 PO4 -
dihydrogen phosphate ion
mercury (I) (mercurous) ion
HPO4 -2
monohydrogen phosphate ion
hydrogen iodide
HSO4 -
hydrogen sulfate ion
nitric acid
HSO3 -
hydrogen sulfite ion
HF
Hydrogen fluoride
Hg+2
mercury (II) (mercuric)
Hg2 +2
HI
HNO3
sulfide ion
ion
1 NAMES AND FORMULAS FOR SOME COMMON ACIDS
AND ANIONS (BASES) DERIVED FROM THEM
HBr
Hydrobromic acid
(Hydrogen bromide)
Br-
bromide ion
HCl
Hydrochloric acid
(Hydrogen chloride)
Cl-
chloride ion
HCN
Hydrocyanic acid
(Hydrogen cyanide)
CN
H 2CO 3
Carbonic acid
HC 2 H 3 O 2
Acetic acid
-
cyanide ion
HCO 3 -
hydrogen carbonate ion
CO 3 -2
carbonate ion
C 2H 3O 2 -
acetate ion
HF
Hydrofluoric acid
(Hydrogen fluoride)
F
-
fluoride ion
HI
Hydroiodic acid
(Hydrogen iodide)
I
-
iodide ion
HNO 3
Nitric acid
NO 3 -
nitrate ion
HNO 2
Nitrous acid
NO 2 -
nitrite ion
H 3 PO 4
Phosphoric acid
H 2PO 4 -
dihydrogen phosphate ion
HPO 4 -2
monohydrogen phosphate ion
PO 4 -3
H 2S
H 2 SO 4
H 2 SO 3
Hydrosulfuric acid
(Hydrogen sulfide )
HS
S
Sulfuric acid
Sulfurous acid
2
-
-2
phosphate ion
hydrogen sulfide ion
sulfide ion
HSO 4 -
hydrogen sulfate ion
SO 4-2
sulfate ion
HSO 3 -
hydrogen sulfite ion
SO 3-2
sulfite io n
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