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Symbols and Oxidation Numbers for Select Monatomic Ions
+1
+2
-1
Cesium
Copper (I)
Francium
Hydrogen
Lithium
Potassium
Rubidium
Silver
Sodium
Cs
+
Cu
+
Fr
+
H
+
Li
+
K
+
Rb
+
Ag
+
Na
+
Barium
Beryllium
Calcium
Cobalt (II)
Copper (II)
Iron (II)
Lead (II)
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury (II)
Nickel (II)
Strontium
Tin (II)
Zinc
Ba
2+
Be
2+
Ca
2+
Co
2+
Cu
2+
Fe
2+
Pb
2+
Mg
2+
Mn
2+
Hg
2+
Ni
2+
Sr
2+
Sn
2+
Zn
2+
Bromide
Chloride
Fluoride
Hydride
Iodide
Br
-
Cl
-
F
-
H
-
I
-
+3
-2
Aluminum
Iron (III)
Nickel (III)
Al
3+
Fe
3+
Ni
3+
Oxide
Sulfide
O
2-
S
2-
Figure 5-2a
Formulas and Oxidation Numbers for Select Polyatomic Ions
-1
-2
-3
Phosphate
Acetate
Chlorate
Chlorite
Cyanide
Hydroxide
Hypochlorite
Nitrate
Nitrite
Perchlorate
Permanganate
CH
3
COO
-
ClO
3
-
ClO
2
-
CN
-
OH
-
ClO
-
NO
3
-
NO
2
-
ClO
4
-
MnO
4
-
Carbonate
Chromate
Dichromate
Oxalate
Peroxide
Silicate
Sulfate
Sulfite
Tartrate
Tetraborate
Thiosulfate
CO
3
2-
CrO
4
2-
Cr
2
O
7
2-
C
2
O
4
2-
O
2
2-
SiO
3
2-
SO
4
2-
SO
3
2-
C
4
H
4
O
6
2-
B
4
O
7
2-
S
2
O
3
2-
PO
4
3-
+1
Ammonium
Hydronium
NH
4
+
H
3
O
+
+2
Mercury (I)
Hg
2
2+
Figure 5-2b
