Positive Radicals

Names and symbols of mono-valent positive radicals.

S. Monovalent or Univalent Formula S. Monovalent or Univalent Formula
No. Positive Ion No. Positive Ion
1 Hydrogen H+ 7 Rubidium Rb+
+
2 Lithium Li 8 Argentous or Silver(I) Ag+
3 Sodium Na+ 9 Aurous or Gold(I) Au+
+
4 Ammonium NH4 10 Mercurous or Mercury(I) Hg+
5 Potassium K+ 11 Cuprous or Copper (I) Cu+
+
6 Cesium Cs 12 Rubidium Rb+
Names and symbols of divalent positive radicals.
S. No. Divalent or Bivalent Positive Formula S. Divalent or Bivalent Positive Formula
Ion No. Ion
1 Beryllium Be2+ 9 Plumbous or Lead (II) Pb2+
2+
2 Magnesium Mg 10 Stannous or Tin (II) Sn2+
3 Calcium Ca2+ 11 Platinous or Platinum (II) Pt2+
2+
4 Strontium Sr 12 Manganese Mn2+
2+
5 Barium Ba 13 Nickel Ni2+
6 Argentic or Silver (II) Ag2+ 14 Zinc Zn2+
2+
7 Cupric or Copper (II) Cu 15 Ferrous or Iron (II) Fe2+
8 Mercuric or Mercury (II) Hg2+ 16 Cadmium Cd2+
Names and symbols of trivalent positive radicals.
S. No. Trivalent Positive Ion Formula S. No. Trivalent Positive Ion Formula
3+
1 Boron B 7 Antimony (III) or Antimonious Sb3+
3+
2 Aluminium Al 8 Chromium Cr3+
3 Gallium Ga3+ 9 Bismuth Bi3+
3+
4 Scandium Sc 10 Ferric or Iron (III) Fe3+
5 Lanthanum La3+ 11 Auric or Gold (III) Au3+
3+
6 Cerium or Cerium (III) Ce 12 Arsenic (III) or Arsenious As3+
Names and symbols of tetravalent positive radicals.
S. No. Tetravalent Positive Ion Formula S. No. Tetravalent Positive Ion Formula
1 Stannic or Tin (IV) Sn4+ 3 Platinic or Platinum (IV) Pt4+
2 Plumbic or Lead (IV) Pb4+ 4 Cerium or Cerium (IV) Ce4+
Some examples of higher positive radicals
S. No. Radical Valency Formula S. Radical Valency Formula
No.
1 Vanadium (V) 5 V5+ 4 Arsenic 5 As5+
6+
2 Chromium (VI) 6 Cr 5 Antimony(V) or Antimonic 5 Sb5+
3 Manganese (VII) 7 Mn7+ 6
Negative Radicals
Names and symbols of monovalent negative radicals.
S. Monovalent Negative Ion Formula S. Monovalent Negative Ion Formula
No. No.
1 Acetate CH3COO—- 19 Bromide Br-
2 Bicarbonate or Hydrogen carbonate HCO3- 20 Bromite BrO2-
-
3 Bisulphate or Hydrogen sulphate HSO4 21 Hypobromite BrO-
4 Bisulphite or Hydrogen sulphite HSO3- 22 Bromate BrO3-
-
5 Bisulphide or Hydrogen sulphide HS 23 Iodide I-
6 Fluoride F- 24 Iodite IO2-
-
7 Chloride Cl 25 hypoiodite IO-
8 Hypochlorite ClO- 26 Iodate IO3-
-
9 Chlorite ClO2 27 Periodate IO4-
1
10 Chlorate ClO3- 28 Cyanide CN-
11 Perchlorate ClO4- 29 Cyanate CNO-
12 Hydride H- 30 Isocyanide NC -
13 Hydroxide OH- 31 Thiocyanate or Sulphocyanide SCN-
14 Nitrate NO3- 32 Isothiocyanate NCS-
15 Nitrite NO2- 33 Meta aluminate AlO2-/(Hydrated)
Al(OH)4-
16 Hypophosphate H2PO2- 34 Metaborate BO2-
-
17 Dihydrogen phosphate H2PO4 35 Metaphosphate PO3-
18 Dihydrogen borate H2BO4- 36
Note: Sulphide, sulphate is also written as sulfide, sulfate etc. Fluorite is CaF2
Names and symbols of divalent negative radicals.
S. Divalent Negative Ion Formula S. Divalent Negative Ion Formula
No. No.
1 Carbonate CO32- 15 Sulphide S2-
2-
2 Oxide O 16 Sulphate SO42-
3 Peroxide O22- 17 Sulphite SO32-
2-
4 Hydrogen/biphosphate HPO4 18 Thiosulphate S2O32-
5 Hydrogen/biphosphite HPO32- 19 Persulphate S2O82-
2-
6 Hydrogen borate HBO3 20 Tetrathionate S4O62-
7 Silicate SiO32- 21 Chromate CrO42-
2-
8 Plumbate/ Metaplumbate PbO3 22 Dichromate Cr2O72-
9 Plumbite PbO22- 23 Hexafluorosilicate [SiF6]2-
2- 2-
10 Oxalate C2O4 or (COO)2 24 Molybdate MoO42-
2-
11 Manganate MnO4 25 Tetraborate or pyroborate B4O72-
12 Zincate ZnO22- 26 Tetrathionate S4O62-
2-
13 Stannate SnO3 27 Carbide C22-
14 Stannite SnO22-
Note: While writing the formula of acetate and oxalate compound, we generally write the negative radical first.
Names and symbols of trivalent negative radicals.
S. Ion Formula S. Ion Formula S. Ion Formula
No. N No
o. .
1 Phosphide P3- 5 Ferricyanide [Fe(CN)6]3 9 Orthovanadate VO43-
2 Phosphate PO43- 6 Arsenate AsO43- 10 Ortho-aluminate/Aluminate AlO33-
3- 3-
3 Phosphite PO3 7 Arsenite AsO3 11 Antimonate SbO43-
4 Borate BO33- 8 Nitride N3- 12 Cobaltinitrite [Co(NO2)6]3—
Names and symbols of tetravalent negative radicals.
S. Ion Formula S. Ion Formula S. Ion Formula
No. No. No.
1 Carbon /Carbide C4- 3 Silicon Si4- 5 Orthoplumbate PbO44-
(covalency) (covalency)
2 Ferrocyanide [Fe(CN)6]4- 4 Orthosilicate SiO44- 6 Pyrophosphate P2O74-