Talk:The periodic table/Periodic Trends
Common Polyatomic Ions
edit-ate is positive while -ite is negative. The number of constants = oxygen number; the number of vowels = charge.
- NICK (Nitrate)
- the
- CREEPY (Chromate)
- CAMEL (Carbonate)
- -ATE
- CLAM (Chlorate)
- SUPPER (Sulfate)
- in
- PHOENIX (Phosphate)
Carbon
edit- Carbonate - CO32-
- Hydrogen Carbonate - HC3-1
Nitrogen
edit- Nitrate - NO3-1
- Nitrite - NO2-1
Sulfur
edit- Sulfate - SO42-
- Sulfite - SO32-
- Thiosulfate - S2O32-
- Hydrogen sulfate (bisulfate) - HSO4-1
- Hydrogen sulfite (bisulfite) - HSO3-1
Chlorine
edit- Perchlorate - CIO4-1
- Chlorate - CIO3-1
- Chlorite - CIO2-1
- Hypochlorite - CIO-1
Phosphorus
edit- Phosphate - PO43-
- Phosphite - PO33-
- Hydrogen Phosphate - HPO42-
- Dihydrogen phosphate - H2PO4-1
Oxygen
edit- Hydroxide - OH-1
- Peroxide - O22-
Organics
edit- Acetate - C2H3O2-1
- Oxalate - C2O42-
Cyanide
edit- Cyanide - CN-1
- Cyanate - OCN-1
- Thiocyanate - SCN-1
Cations
edit- Ammonium - NH4+
- Hydronium - H3O+
- Mercury - Hg22+
Metal Oxyanions
edit- Chromate - CrO42-
- Dichromate - Cr2O72-
- Permanganate - MnO4-1