Examples of Common Polyatomic Ions
The following tables give examples of commonly encountered polyatomic ions. Only a few representatives are given, as the number of polyatomic ions encountered in practice is very large.
| Anions | |
|---|---|
| Acetate (ethanoate) | CH3COO− or C2H3O− 2 |
| Acetylide | C2− 2 |
| Benzoate | C6H5COO− or C7H5O− 2 |
| Bicarbonate (hydrogen carbonate) | HCO− 3 |
| Carbonate | CO2− 3 |
| Cyanide | CN− |
| Hydroxide | OH− |
| Nitrate | NO− 3 |
| Phosphate | PO3− 4 |
| Sulfate | SO2− 4 |
| Cations | |
|---|---|
| Ammonium | NH+ 4 |
| Phosphonium | PH+ 4 |
| Hydronium | H3O+ |
| Fluoronium | H2F+ |
| Mercury(I) | Hg2+ 2 |
| Tropylium | C7H+ 7 |
| Guanidinium | C(NH2)+ 3 |
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