Common Polyatomic Ions

1- charge 2- charge 3- charge 1+ charge

Formula Name Formula Name Formula Name Formula Name
H2PO4- Dihydrogen phosphate HPO42- Hydrogen phosphate PO3 3- Phosphite NH4+ Ammonium
C2H3O2- Acetate C2O42- Oxalate PO43- Phosphate
HSO3- Hydrogen sulfite SO32- Sulfite
HSO4- Hydrogen sulfate SO42- Sulfate
HCO3- Hydrogen carbonate CO32- Carbonate
NO2- Nitrite CrO42- Chromate
NO3- Nitrate Cr2O72- Dichromate
CN- Cyanide SiO32- Silicate
OH- Hydroxide
MnO4- Permanganate
ClO- Hypochlorite
ClO2- Chlorite
ClO3- Chlorate
ClO4- Perchlorate

Transition Metal Ions with More than One Ionic Charge

Sc3+ Activity Series Activity Series
Scandium (III) ion n/a
Ti3+ titanium (III) ion titanous ion of Metals of Nonmetals
Ti4+ titanic ion
titianium (IV) ion Lithium Fluorine
vanadium (III) ion vanadous ion Potassium
V3+ vanadic ion Calcium
V5+ vanadium (IV) ion Sodium Iodine
2+ chromous ion Aluminum
Cr chromium (II) ion
3+ chromic ion Zinc
Cr chromium (III) ion
manganous ion Chromium
Mn2+ manganese (II) ion Iron
manganic ion
Mn3+ manganese (III) Nickel Lead
2+ ferrous ion
Fe ion iron (II) ion
2+ ferric ion Tin Copper
cobalt (II) ion
Co cobaltous ion Mercury
Co3+ cobalt (III) ion Silver
cobaltic ion
Ni2+ nickel (II) ion Platinum
nickelous ion
Ni3+ nickel (III) ion Gold
Cu1+ nickelic ion
copper (I) ion
Cu2+ cuprous ion
copper (II) ion `Soluble Compounds
Zn2+ cupric ion
zinc (II) ion
n/a NH41+ , C2H3O21- H+, Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+ , Fr+
n/a
Ag1+ silver (I) ion
n/a
Cd2+ cadmium (II) ion Except with
Sn2+ stannous ion Cl1-, Br1-, I1-
tin (II) ion stannic ion Ag+, Hg22+, Pb2+, Cu+, Ti+
Sn4+ tin (IV) ion
Sb3+ antimonous ion Except with
SO42- , NO
3-
antimony (III) ion antimonic ion
Sb5+ Ba2+, Pb2+, Ca2+, Ag+, Ra2+
antimony (V) ion aurous ion
Au1+ gold (I) ion auric ion Insoluble Compounds
Au3+ gold (III) ion mercurous ion
Hg21+ mercury (I) ion mercuric ion CO32-, PO43-, SO32- Except with NH4+ and
Hg2+ mercury (II) ion plumbous ion Group I elements (H+, Li+,
Pb2+ lead (II) ion plumbic ion Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+, Fr+ )
Pb4+ lead (IV) ion bismuthous ion Except with Ba2+, Sr2+, Ra2+, Ti+,
Bi3+ OH1-
bismuth (III) ion bismuthic ion NH4+and Group I elements (H+,
Bi5+ bismuth (V) Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+, Fr+ )
Metals from Al and Pb
can replace Hydrogen
from acids only.