Prefixes and Suffixes...

ion

Used ONLY for monatomic and polyatomic ions that have an overall charge.

-ALL monatomic anions and cations

Examples:

Ag⁺ = silver ion

Fe²⁺ = iron(II) ion, or ferrous ion

S^2- = sufide ion

Other Examples:

Ag⁺, Al³⁺, Ba²⁺, Bi³⁺, Br^-, Ca²⁺, Cl^-, Co²⁺, Co³⁺, Cr²⁺, Cr³⁺, Cs⁺, Cu⁺, Cu²⁺, F^-, Fe²⁺, Fe³⁺, H⁺, H^-, Hg²⁺, Hg₂²⁺, I^-, K⁺, Li⁺, Mg²⁺, Mn²⁺, Mn⁴⁺, N^3-, Na⁺, Ni²⁺, O^2-, O₂^2-, P^3-, Pb²⁺, Pb⁴⁺, Rb⁺, S^2-, Se^2-, Sn²⁺, Sn⁴⁺, Sr²⁺, Te^2-, Zn²⁺

Worksheet: Study Aid B

-ALL polyatomic anions and cations

Examples:

AsO₄^3-= arsenate ion

Fe²⁺ = iron(II) ion, or ferrous ion

IO^- = hypoiodite ion

Other Examples:

AsO₄^3-, BO₃^3-, BrO₂^-, BrO₃^-, BrO₄^-, C₂H₃O₂^-, ClO^-, ClO₂^-, ClO₃^-, ClO₄^-, CN^-, CO₃^2-, Cr₂O₇^2-, CrO₄^2-, IO^-, IO₂^-, IO₃^-, IO₄^-, MnO₄^-, NO₂^-, NO₃^-, OH^-, PO₄^3-, SeO₃^2-, SeO₄^2-, SO₃^2-, SO₄^2-, TeO₃^2-, TeO₄^2-

Related Topics: NonAcids - Polyatomic Ions

Worksheet: Study Aid C

-ALL acid ions (they contain monatomic ions or polyatomic ions)

Examples:

H₂sO₄^-= dihydrogen arsenate ion

HAsO₄^2- = hydrogen arsenate ion

HSe^- = hydrogen selenide ion

Other Examples:

H₂sO₄^-, H₂PO₄^-, HAsO₄^2-, HCO₃^-, HPO₄^2-, HSeO₃^-, HSeO₄^-, HSO₃^-, HSO₄^-, HTeO₃^-, HTeO₄^-, HS^-, HSe^-, HTe^-

Related Topics: Acids - Ions

Worksheet: Study Aid G, H