Nomenclaturas En Ingles

Nomenclature Handout


Symbols, Names, and Charges for Monoatomic Ions

Fixed Charge:
Symbol Name Symbol Name
H+ hydrogen H- hydride
Li+ lithium F- fluoride
Na+ sodiumCl- chloride
K+ potassium Br- bromide
Rb+ rubidium I- iodide
Cs+ cesium O2- oxide
Be2+ beryllium S2- sulfide
Mg2+ magnesium Se2- selenide
Ca2+ calcium Te2-telluride
Sr2+ strontium N3- nitride
Ba2+ barium P3- phosphide
Ra2+ radium As3- arsenide
Ag+ silver Cd2+ cadmium
Zn2+ zinc Al3+ aluminum

Variable Charge (bold indicates common,stable state):
Symbol Name
Sc3+ scandium (III)
Ti2+ titanium (II)
Ti3+ titanium (III)
Ti4+ titanium (IV)
V2+ vanadium (II)
V3+ vanadium (III)
V4+ vanadium (IV)
V5+ vanadium (V)
Cr2+chromium (II)
Cr3+ chromium (III)
Mn2+ manganese (II)
Mn3+ manganese (III)
Mn4+ manganese (IV)
Mn6+ manganese (VI)
Fe2+ iron (II)
Fe3+ iron (III)
Symbol Name
Co2+ cobalt (II)
Co3+cobalt (III)
Ni2+ nickel (II)
Ni3+ nickel (III)
Ni4+ nickel (IV)
Cu+ copper (I)
Cu2+ copper (II)
Sn2+ tin (II)
Sn4+ tin (IV)
Au+ gold (I)
Au3+ gold (III)
Pb2+ lead (II)
Pb4+lead (IV)
Hg22+ mercury (I)
Hg2+ mercury (II)

Polyatomic Ions:
Symbol Name Symbol Name
NH4+ ammonium CH3COO- acetate
NO3- nitrate ClO4- perchlorate
NO2- nitrite ClO3- chlorateCrO42- chromate ClO2- chlorite
Cr2O72- dichromate ClO- hypochlorite
CN- cyanide OH- hydroxide
MnO4- permanganate CO32- carbonate
O22- peroxide HCO3- hydrogen carbonateSO42- sulfate PO43- phosphate
SO32- sulfite HPO43- hydrogen phosphate

Other elements:
Noble gases:
Symbol Name
He helium
Ne neon
Ar argon
Kr krypton
Xe xenon

Metalloids:Symbol Name
B boron
C carbon
Si silicon
Ge germanium
As arsenic

Symbols and names of acids:

Binary Acid Names:
Symbol Name
HF (aq) hydrofluoric acid
HCl (aq) hydrochloric acid...