Polyatomic ions Flashcards
Acetate
C₂H₃O₂⁻
C₂H₃O₂⁻
Acetate
Oxalate
C₂O₄⁻²
C₂O₄⁻²
Oxalate
carbonate
CO₃⁻²
CO₃⁻²
carbonate
hydrogen carbonate
HCO₃⁻
HCO₃⁻
hydrogen carbonate
nitrite
NO₂⁻
NO₂⁻
nitrite
nitrate
NO₃⁻
NO₃⁻
nitrate
Ammonium
NH₄⁺
NH₄⁺
Ammonium
Cyanide
CN⁻
CN⁻
Cyanide
sulfite
SO₃⁻²
SO₃⁻²
sulfite
sulfate
SO₄⁻²
SO₄⁻²
sulfate
hydrogen sulfate
HSO₄⁻
HSO₄⁻
hydrogen sulfate
SCN⁻
Thiocyanate
Thiocyanate
SCN⁻
PO₃⁻³
phosphite
phosphite
PO₃⁻³
phosphate
PO₄⁻³
PO₄⁻³
phosphate
hydrogen phosphate
HPO₄⁻²
HPO₄⁻²
hydrogen phosphate
dihydrogen phosphate
H₂PO₄⁻
H₂PO₄⁻
dihydrogen phosphate
Chromate
CrO₄⁻²
CrO₄⁻²
Chromate
Dichromate
Cr₂O₇⁻²
Cr₂O₇⁻²
Dichromate
Permanganate
MnO₄⁻
MnO₄⁻
Permanganate
Hydroxide
OH⁻
OH⁻
Hydroxide
perchlorate
ClO₄⁻
ClO₄⁻
perchlorate
chlorate
ClO₃⁻
ClO₃⁻
chlorate
chlorite
ClO₂⁻
ClO₂⁻
chlorite
hypochlorite
ClO⁻
ClO⁻
hypochlorite
Peroxide
O₂⁻²
O₂⁻²
Peroxide
mercury (I)
Hg₂⁺²
Hg₂⁺²
mercury (I)
mercury (II)
Hg⁺²
Hg⁺²
mercury (II)
______ oxygen ends with -ate
______ oxygens ends with- Ite
[polyatomic ions]
more oxygen ends with -ate
less oxygens ends with- Ite
Phrase for remembering charges of common polyatomic ions
NSP 123
Nitrate & nitrite = charge -1
Sulfate & sulfite = charge -2
Phosphate & phosphite = charge -3
IO⁻
hypoiodite
hypoiodite
IO⁻
IO₂⁻
iodite
iodite
IO₂⁻
IO₃⁻
Iodate
Iodate
IO₃⁻
IO₄⁻
periodate
periodate
IO₄⁻
BrO⁻
hypobromite
hypobromite
BrO⁻
BrO₂⁻
bromite
bromite
BrO₂⁻
BrO₃⁻
bromate
bromate
BrO₃⁻
BrO₄⁻
perbromate
perbromate
BrO₄⁻
Way to memorize the -ate polyatomic ions & rules
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1st letter = 1st element
constants = # of oxygens
vowels = charge #