Element Valency (Includes Multivalent Elements) Flashcards
Group 1 (Alkali Metals)
1+
Group 2 (Alkaline Earth Metals)
2+
Hydrogen
1+
Group 17 (Halogen)
1-
Group 18 (Nobel Gases)
No Charge
Group 13
3+
Group 14
4+/-
Group 15
3-
Group 16
2-
Iron
2+ or 3+
Stock: (II) or (III)
Classical: Ferrous or Ferric
Copper
1+ or 2+
Stock: (I) or (II)
Classical: Cuprous or Cupric
Gold
1+ or 3+
Stock: (I) or (III)
Classical: Aurous or Auric
Mercury
1+ or 2+
Stock: (I) or (II)
Classical: Mercurous or Mercuric
Tin
2+ or 4+
Stock: (II) or (IV)
Classical: Stannous or Stannic
Lead
2+ or 4+
Stock: (II) or (IV)
Classical: Plumbous or Plumbic
Halogen Oxyanions (FO3, ClO3, BrO3, IO3, etc.)
1-
Carbon Oxyanion (CO3)
2-
Nitrogen Oxyanions (NO3, etc.)
1-
Sulfur Oxyanion (SO4, etc.)
2-
Phosphorus Oxyanions (PO4, etc.)
3-
Hydroxide
1-
Ammonium
1+