Common Polyatomic Ions

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common polyatomic ions | Name | chemical formula | comments | ammonium cation | | Ammonium and hydronium are the only polyatomic cations you are likely to meet in general chemistry. | hydronium cation | | Hydronium cations and hydroxide anions are very important in the chemistry of acids and bases. | hydroxide anion | | | acetate anion | | The formula for acetate anion can also be written . | cyanide anion | | | peroxide anion | | | carbonate anion | | These are some of the most common oxoanions. Once you've memorized their names and formulae, there are rules for naming other, less common oxoanions. | nitrate anion | | | phosphate anion | | | sulfate anion | | | chlorate anion | | | bromate anion | | | iodate anion | | | chromate anion | | | permanganate anion | | | Notice that the charge of the ion is always written as a superscript on the last atom. This is just a tradition. It does not mean that only the last atom has a charge. It's much better to think of the charge as spread out over the entire group of atoms. Note for advanced students: the charge is not evenly spread out -- some atoms will have more of it than others. Do not forget to write the charge when you write the chemical formula of these anions. The charge is a required part of the formula. Here is the completed table: Some polyatomic ions | name | chemical formula | permanganate anion | | phosphate anion | | nitrate anion | | hydronium cation | | | | | Here is the complete table: Some ionic compounds | cation | anion | empirical formula | name of compound | | | | magnesium permanganate | | | | potassium chlorite | | | | sodium acetate | | | | Answer: Some ionic compounds | cation | anion | empirical formula | name of compound | | | | chromium (II) chromate | | | |

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