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