Naming Ions and Acids

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