Prefixes and Suffixes…

ion

• • Used ONLY for monatomic and polyatomic ions that have an overall charge.
    • • • Examples:
          • Ag⁺ = silver ion
          • Fe²⁺ = iron(II) ion, or ferrous ion
          • S^2- = sufide ion
        • Other Examples:
          • Ag⁺, Al³⁺, Ba²⁺, Bi³⁺, Br^–, Ca²⁺, Cl^–, Co²⁺, Co³⁺, Cr²⁺, Cr³⁺, Cs⁺, Cu⁺, Cu²⁺, F^–, Fe²⁺, Fe³⁺, H⁺, H^–, Hg²⁺, Hg₂²⁺, I^–, K⁺, Li⁺, Mg²⁺, Mn²⁺, Mn⁴⁺, N^3-, Na⁺, Ni²⁺, O^2-, O₂^2-, P^3-, Pb²⁺, Pb⁴⁺, Rb⁺, S^2-, Se^2-, Sn²⁺, Sn⁴⁺, Sr²⁺, Te^2-, Zn²⁺
        • Worksheet: Study Aid B
      • -ALL polyatomic anions and cations
        • Examples:
          • AsO₄^3-= arsenate ion
          • Fe²⁺ = iron(II) ion, or ferrous ion
          • IO^– = hypoiodite ion
        • Other Examples:
          • AsO₄^3-, BO₃^3-, BrO₂^–, BrO₃^–, BrO₄^–, C₂H₃O₂^–, ClO^–, ClO₂^–, ClO₃^–, ClO₄^–, CN^–, CO₃^2-, Cr₂O₇^2-, CrO₄^2-, IO^–, IO₂^–, IO₃^–, IO₄^–, MnO₄^–, NO₂^–, NO₃^–, OH^–, PO₄^3-, SeO₃^2-, SeO₄^2-, SO₃^2-, SO₄^2-, TeO₃^2-, TeO₄^2-
        • Related Topics: NonAcids – Polyatomic Ions
        • Worksheet: Study Aid C
      • -ALL acid ions (they contain monatomic ions or polyatomic ions)
        • Examples:
          • H₂sO₄^–= dihydrogen arsenate ion
          • HAsO₄^2- = hydrogen arsenate ion
          • HSe^– = hydrogen selenide ion
        • Other Examples:
          • H₂sO₄^–, H₂PO₄^–, HAsO₄^2-, HCO₃^–, HPO₄^2-, HSeO₃^–, HSeO₄^–, HSO₃^–, HSO₄^–, HTeO₃^–, HTeO₄^–, HS^–, HSe^–, HTe^–
        • Related Topics: Acids – Ions
        • Worksheet: Study Aid G, H