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**"a charged chemical species composed of two or more atoms covalently bonded or of a metal complex, that can be considered to be acting as a single unit"

H stable at a duet 2d Be stable at a tetrad 4e B stable at a sextet 6e

Name Formula
Polyatomic ions (carrying negative charge)
Hydroxide OH [Matter and Chemical Bonding]]

add or remove valence e according to charge

H stable at a duet 2d
Be stable at a tetrad 4e
B stable at a sextet 6e
all other elements in pe 1 and 2 require octets 8e (common ball)
per 3 and below can go above an octet (common ball)



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Acetate CH3COO –
Cyanide CN –
Chlorate ClO3 –
Chlorite ClO2 –
Nitrate NO3 –
Nitrite NO2 –
Hypochlorite OCl –
Hypobromite OBr –
Iodate IO3 –
Bisulphite HSO3 –
Bisulphate HSO4 –
Permanganate MnO4 –
Thiocyanate SCN –
Hydrogen carbonate HCO 3–
Carbonate CO3 2-
Sulphate SO4 2-
Sulphite SO3 2-
Oxalate C2O4 2-
Silicate SiO3 2-
Manganate MnO4 2-
Thiosulphate S2O3 2-
Chromate CrO4 2-
Dichromate Cr2O7 2-
Phosphate PO4 3-
Phosphite PO3 3-
Aluminate AlO3 3-
Arsenite AsO3 3-
Arsenate AsO4 3-
Borate BO3 3-
Pyrophosphate P2O7 4-
Polyatomic ions (carrying positive charge)
Ammonium NH 4+

List of monatomic ions

  • The ions made of a single atom are called simple ions or monatomic ions.
Name Formula
Monatomic ions (carrying positive charge)
Hydrogen H+
Potassium K+
Sodium Na+
Silver Ag+
Cuprous Cu+
Aurous Au+
Barium Ba2+
Calcium Ca2+
Magnesium Mg2+
Cupric Cu2+
Ferrous Fe2+
Stannous Sn2+
Mercuric Hg2+
Zinc Zn2+
Plumbous Pb2+
Aluminum Al3+
Ferric Fe3+
Auric Au3+
Arseneous As3+
Plumbic Pb4+
Stannic Sn4+
Monatomic ions (carrying negative charge)
Chloride Cl–
Bromide Br –
Iodide I–
Oxide O2-
Sulphide S2-
Nitride N3-
Phosphide P3-