Cations

Cation
Monatomic
Al

elemental name
aluminum ion

Cation
Monatomic
Zn

elemental name
zinc ion

Cation
Monatomic
Cd

elemental name
cadmium ion

Cation
Monatomic
Ag

elemental name
silver ion

Cation
Monatomic
H

elemental name
hydrogen ion

Cation

elemental name
alkali metal ion

Cation

elemental name
alkaline earth metal ion

variable charges

most transition metal ions

Datiomic
Hg

elemental name
mercury (I)

Polyatomic
NH

elemental name
ammonium ion

Anion
Monatomic

-ide ending ions
group 5

Anion
Monatomic

-ide ending ions
group 6

Anion
Monatomic

-ide ending ions
halogens

Anion
Monatomic
H

-ide ending ions
hydride ion

Anion
Polyatomic
OH

-ide ending ions
hydroxide ion

Anion
Polyatomic
CN

-ide ending ions
cyanide ion

Anion
Polyatomic
C H O

-ate ending ions
acetate ion

Anion
Polyatomic
CO

-ate ending ions
carbonate ion

Anion
Polyatomic
NO

-ate ending ions
nitrate ion

Anion
Polyatomic
PO

-ate ending ions
phosphate ion

Anion
Polyatomic
SO

-ate ending ions
sulfate ion

Anion
Polyatomic
ClO

-ate ending ions
chlorate ion

Anion
Polyatomic
CrO

-ate ending ions
chromate ion

Anion
Polyatomic
Cr O

-ate ending ions
dichromate ion

Anion
Polyatomic
MnO

-ate ending ions
permanganate ion

Anion
Polyatomic
NO

-ite ending ions
nitrite ion

Anion
Polyatomic
SO

-ite ending ions
sulfite ion

Anion
Polyatomic
ClO

-ite ending ions
chlorite ion