ION FREAKSHOW

The word "ion" is from Greek ion, present participle of ienai "go", thus "a goer". "Anion" and "cation" mean "up-goer" and "down-goer", and "anode" and "cathode" are "way up" and "way down" (hodos = road, way).

Symbol	Main element	Charge	Common name	Systematic name
Ac^3+	Ac	+3	actinium	actinium
Ag^+	Ag	+1	silver	silver
Al^3+	Al	+3	aluminium	aluminium
AlH4^-	Al	-1	aluminium hydride	tetrahydridoaluminate(III)
As^3-	As	-3	arsenide	arsenide
AsO2^-	As	-1		arsenate(III)
AsO4^3-	As	-3		arsenate(V)
Au^+	Au	+1	aurous	gold(I)
Au^3+	Au	+3	auric	gold(III)
Be^2+	Be	+2	beryllium	beryllium
BH4^-	B	-1	borohydride	tetrahydridoborate(III)
BO3^3-	B	-3	borate	borate
Bi^2-	Bi	-2	bismuthide	bismuthide
Bi^3+	Bi	+3		bismuth(III)
Bi^5+	Bi	+5		bismuth(V)
Br ^-	Br	-1	bromide	bromide
BrO^-	Br	-1	hypobromite	bromate(I)
BrO2^-	Br	-1	bromite	bromate(III)
BrO3^-	Br	-1	bromate	bromate(V)
BrO4^-	Br	-1	perbromate	bromate(VII)
C^4+	C	+4	carbide	carbide
Ca^2+	Ca	+2	calcium	calcium
Cd^2+	Cd	+2	cadmium	cadmium(II)
Cl ^-	Cl	-1	chloride	chloride
ClO^-	Cl	-1	hypochlorite	chlorate(I)
ClO2^-	Cl	-1	chlorite	chlorate(III)
ClO3^-	Cl	-1	chlorate	chlorate(V)
ClO4^-	Cl	-1	perchlorate	chlorate(VII)
CN^-	C	-1	cyanide	cyanide
Co^2+	Co	+2	cobaltous	cobalt(II)
CO3 ^2-	C	-2	carbonate	carbonate
Co^3+	Co	+3	cobaltic	cobalt(III)
Cr^2+	Cr	+2	chromous	chromium(II)
Cr2O7^2-	Cr	-2	dichromate	dichromate(VI)
Cr^3+	Cr	+3	chromic	chromium(III)
CrO4^-	Cr	-1	chromate	chromate(VII)
CrO4^2-	Cr	-1		chromate(VI)
Cs^+	Cs	+1	caesium	caesium
Cu^+	Cu	+1	cuprous	copper(I)
Cu^2+	Cu	+2	cupric	copper(II)
F ^-	F	-1	fluoride	fluoride
Fe^2+	Fe	+2	ferrous	iron(II)
Fe^3+	Fe	+3	ferric	iron(III)
FeO4^2-	Fe	-2	ferrate	ferrate(VI)
Ga^3+	Ga	+3		gallium(III)
H^-	H	-1	hydride	hydride
H^+	H	+1	hydrogen	hydrogen
H2PO4^2-	P	-1	dihydrogen phosphate	dihydrogen phosphate
H3O^+	H	+1	oxonium or hydroxonium	hydronium
HCO3^-	C	-1	bicarbonate	hydrogen carbonate
Hg^2+	Hg	+2	mercuric	mercury(II)
Hg2^2+	Hg	+2	mercurous	mercury(I)
HPO4^-	P	-2	monohydrogen phosphate	monohydrogen phosphate
HSO3^-	S	-1	bisulphite / hydrogen sulphite	hydrogen sulphate(IV)
HSO4^-	S	-1	bisulphate / hydrogen sulphate	hydrogen sulphate(VI)
I ^-	I	-1	iodide	iodide
I3^-	I	-1	tri-iodide	tri-iodide
In^+	In	+1		indium(I)
In^3+	In	+3		indium(III)
Ir^4+	Ir	+4		iridium(IV)
K^+	K	+1	potassium	potassium
La^3+	La	+3	lanthanum	lanthanum
Li^+	Li	+1	lithium	lithium
Mg^2+	Mg	+2	magnesium	magnesium
Mn^2+	Mn	+2	manganous	manganese(II)
Mn^3+	Mn	+3	manganic	manganese(III)
MnO4^-	Mn	-1	permanganate	manganate(VII)
MnO4^2-	Mn	-2	Manganate	manganate(VI)
N3^-	N	-1	azide	azide
N^3-	N	-3	nitride	nitride
Na^+	Na	+1	sodium	sodium
NC^-	N	-1	isocyanide	isocyanide
NH2^-	N	-1	amide	amide
NH2^+	N	+1	nitrenium ion	nitrenium ion
NH4^+	N	+1	ammonium	ammonium
Ni^2+	Ni	+2	nickel(II)	nickel(II)
Ni^3+	Ni	+3		nickel(III)
NO2^-	N	-1	nitrite	nitrate(III)
NO2^+	N	+1	nitronium	nitronium
NO3 ^-	N	-1	nitrate	nitrate(V)
O^2-	O	-2	oxide	oxide
O2^-	O	-1	superoxide	superoxide
O2^2-	O	-2	peroxide	peroxide
OCN^-	C	-1	cyanate	cyanate
OH^-	O	-1	hydroxide	hydroxide
ONC^-	N	-1	isocyanate	isocyanate
Os^4+	Os	+4		osmium(IV)
P^3-	P	-3	phosphide	phosphide
Pb^2+	Pb	+2	plumbous	lead(II)
Pb^4+	Pb	+4	plumbic	lead(IV)
Pd^2+	Pb	+2		palladium(II)
PO4^3-	P	-3	phosphate	phosphate(V)
Pt^2+	Pt	+2		platinum(II)
Rb^+	Rb	+1	rubidium	rubidium
Rh^2+	Rh	+2		rhodium(II)
S^2-	S	-2	sulphide	sulphide
S2O3^2-	S	-2	thiosulphate	thiosulphate
S2O8^2-	S	-2	persulphate	peroxodisulphate
SbO4^3-	Sb	-3	antimonate / stibnate	antimonate(V)
Sb^3-	Sb	-2	antimonide / stibnide	antimonide
Sc^3+	Sc	-3	scandium	scandium
SCN^-	C	-1	thiocyanate	thiocyanate
Se^2-	Se	-2	selenide	selenide
SeO3^2-	Se	-2	selenite	selenate(IV)
SeO4^2-	Se	-2	selenate	selenate(VI)
SH^-	S	-1	hydrosulphide	hydrosulphide
Si^4+	Si	+4	silicide	silicide
SiO3 ^2-	Si	-2	silicate	silicate(IV)
Sn^2+	Sn	+2	stannous	tin(II)
Sn^4+	Sn	+4	stannic	tin(IV)
SNC^-	N	-1	isothiocyanate	isothiocyanate
S2O	S
SO2^2-	S	-2	hyposulphite	sulphate(II)
SO3^2-	S	-2	sulphite	sulphate(IV)
SO4 ^2-	S	-2	sulphate	sulphate(VI)
SO5 ^2-	S	-2	persulphate	sulphate(VIII)
Sr^2+	Sr	+2	strontium	strontium
Te^2-	Te	-2	telluride	telluride
TeO3^2-	Te	-2	tellurite	tellurate(IV)
TeO4^2-	Te	-2	tellurate	tellurate(VI)
Ti^2+	Ti	+2		titanium(II)
Ti^3+	Ti	+3		titanium(III)
Ti^4+	Ti	+4		titanium(IV)
TiO^2+	Ti	+2		titanate(IV)
Tl^+	Tl	+1		thallium(I)
Tl^3+	Tl	+3		thallium(III)
U^4+	U	+4	uranium	uranium(IV)
UO2^2+	U	+2	uranyl	uranate(VI)
V^2+	V	+2		vanadium(II)
V^3+	V	+3	vanadous	vanadium(III)
V^4+	V	+4	vanadium	vanadium(IV)
VO2^+	V	+1		vanadate(V)
VO^2+	V	+2		vanadate(IV)
W^4+	W	+4	tungsten / wolfram	tungsten(IV)
WO4^2-	W	-2		tungstate(VI)
XeO4^2-	Xe	-2	perxenate	xenate(VI)
Y^3+	Y	+3	yttrium	yttrium
Zn^2+	Zn	+2	zinc	zinc

Acid	Main element	Compound name	Common name	Systematic name
H3BO3	B	hydrogen borate	boric acid	boric acid
HBr	Br	hydrogen bromide	hydrobromic acid	hydrobromic acid
HBrO4	Br	hydrogen perbromate	perbromic acid	bromic(IV) acid
HBrO3	Br	hydrogen bromate	bromic acid	bromic(III) acid
HBrO2	Br	hydrogen bromite	bromous acid	bromic(II) acid
HBrO	Br	hydrogen hypobromite	hypobromic acid	bromic(I) acid
H2CO3	C	dihydrogen carbonate	carbonic acid	carbonic acid
HCN	C	hydrogen cyanide	hydrocyanic acid	hydrocyanic acid
HCl	Cl	hydrogen chloride	hydrochloric acid	hydrochloric acid
HClO4	Cl	hydrogen perchlorate	perchloric acid	chloric(IV) acid
HClO3	Cl	hydrogen chlorate	chloric acid	chloric(III) acid
HClO2	Cl	hydrogen chlorite	chlorous acid	chloric(II) acid
HClO	Cl	hydrogen hyperchlorite	hypochlorous acid	chloric(I) acid
HF	F	hydrogen fluoride	hydrofluoric acid	hydrofluoric acid
HFO	F	hydrogen hypofluorite	hypofluorous acid	fluoric(I) acid
HI	I	hydrogen iodide	hydro-iodic acid	hydriodic acid
HIO4	I	hydrogen periodate	periodic acid	iodic(IV) acid
HIO3	I	hydrogen iodate	iodic acid	iodic(III) acid
HIO	I	hydrogen periodite	hypo-iodous acid	iodic(I) acid
HNO2	N	hydrogen nitrite	nitrous acid	nitric(III) acid
HNO3	N	hydrogen nitrate	nitric acid	nitric(V) acid
H3PO3	P	trihydrogen phosphite	phosphorous acid	phosphoric(III) acid
H3PO4	P	trihydrogen phosphate	phosphoric acid	phosphoric(V) acid
H2SO3	S	dihydrogen sulphite	sulphurous acid	sulphuric(IV) acid
H2SO4	S	dihydrogen sulphate	sulphuric acid	sulphuric(VI) acid
H2XeO5	Xe		perxenic acid	xenic(VIII) acid
H2XeO4	Xe		xenic acid	xenic(VI) acid

Organic ion	Skeletal formula	Charge	Common name	Systematic name
		-1	acetate	ethanoate
		-2	paraquat
C2O4^2-		-2	oxalate	ethanedioate