Talk:The periodic table/Periodic Trends

Common Polyatomic Ions

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-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

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  • Carbonate - CO32-
  • Hydrogen Carbonate - HC3-1

Nitrogen

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  • Nitrate - NO3-1
  • Nitrite - NO2-1

Sulfur

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  • Sulfate - SO42-
  • Sulfite - SO32-


  • Thiosulfate - S2O32-
  • Hydrogen sulfate (bisulfate) - HSO4-1
  • Hydrogen sulfite (bisulfite) - HSO3-1

Chlorine

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  • Perchlorate - CIO4-1
  • Chlorate - CIO3-1
  • Chlorite - CIO2-1
  • Hypochlorite - CIO-1

Phosphorus

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  • Phosphate - PO43-
  • Phosphite - PO33-
  • Hydrogen Phosphate - HPO42-
  • Dihydrogen phosphate - H2PO4-1

Oxygen

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  • Hydroxide - OH-1
  • Peroxide - O22-

Organics

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  • Acetate - C2H3O2-1
  • Oxalate - C2O42-

Cyanide

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  • Cyanide - CN-1
  • Cyanate - OCN-1
  • Thiocyanate - SCN-1

Cations

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  • Ammonium - NH4+
  • Hydronium - H3O+
  • Mercury - Hg22+

Metal Oxyanions

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  • Chromate - CrO42-
  • Dichromate - Cr2O72-
  • Permanganate - MnO4-1

See also

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