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1 Reference Table of Selected Ions and Acids for Naming Salts and Deriving Their Formulas Reference Table of Selected Ions and Acids for Naming Salts and Deriving Their Formulas (Arranged alphabetically by formula) + Ag silver ion HP34O phosphoric acid +3 Al aluminum ion HS2 hydrogen sulfide +2 Ba barium ion HS24O sulfuric acid Br- bromide ion I- iodide ion Ca+2 calcium ion K+ potassium ion Cl- chloride ion Li+ lithium ion CN- cyanide ion Mn+2 manganese (II) (manganous) ion Co+2 cobalt (II) Na+ sodium ion -2 + CO3 carbonate ion NH4 ammonium ion Cr+2 chromium (II) (chromous) Ni+2 nickel (II) ion - Cr+3 chromium (III) (chromous) ion nitrate ion NO3 - Cu+ copper (I) (cuprous) ion nitrite ion NO2 Cu+2 copper (II) (cupric) ion O-2 oxide ion - - C23H02 acetate ion OH hydroxide ion F- fluoride ion Pb+2 lead ion +2 -3 Fe iron (II) (ferrous) ion PO4 phosphate ion Fe+3 iron (III) (ferric) ion S-2 sulfide ion HBr hydrogen bromide Sn+2 tin (II) (stannous) ion HCl hydrogen chloride Sn+4 tin (IV) (stannic) ion -2 HCN hydrogen cyanide SO4 sulfate ion -2 HC23O carbonic acid SO3 sulfite ion +2 HC232HO acetic acid Zn zinc ion - HF Hydrogen fluoride HCO3 hydrogen carbonate ion +2 - Hg mercury (II) (mercuric) ion HP24O dihydrogen phosphate ion +2 -2 Hg2 mercury (I) (mercurous) ion HPO4 monohydrogen phosphate ion - HI hydrogen iodide HSO4 hydrogen sulfate ion - HNO3 nitric acid HSO3 hydrogen sulfite ion 1 NAMES AND FORMULAS FOR SOME COMMON ACIDS AND ANIONS (BASES) DERIVED FROM THEM HBr Hydrobromic acid Br- bromide ion (Hydrogen bromide) HCl Hydrochloric acid Cl- chloride ion (Hydrogen chloride) HCN Hydrocyanic acid CN - cyanide ion (Hydrogen cyanide) - HC23O Carbonic acid HCO3 hydrogen carbonate ion -2 carbonate ion CO3 - HC23HO2 Acetic acid C23HO2 acetate ion HF Hydrofluoric acid F - fluoride ion (Hydrogen fluoride) HI Hydroiodic acid I - iodide ion (Hydrogen iodide) - HNO3 Nitric acid NO3 nitrate ion - HNO2 Nitrous acid NO2 nitrite ion - HP34O Phosphoric acid HP24O dihydrogen phosphate ion -2 monohydrogen phosphate ion HPO4 -3 phosphate ion PO4 - HS2 Hydrosulfuric acid HS hydrogen sulfide ion (Hydrogen sulfide ) -2 S sulfide ion - HS24O Sulfuric acid HSO4 hydrogen sulfate ion -2 sulfate ion SO4 - HS23O Sulfurous acid HSO3 hydrogen sulfite ion -2 sulfite ion SO3 2.
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