Polyatomic Ion List

Below is a list of the Polyatomic Ions. You can also skip to the screen reader friendly table version below.

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Polyatomic Ions in alphabetical order, or you can go to the screen reader searchable Polyatomic Ion List Table

  • \(\text{acetate} = {\eC_2\eH_3\eO_2}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{ammonium} = {\eN\eH_4}^{+}\)
  • \(\text{ammonium} = {\eN\eH_4}^{+}\)
  • \(\text{bromate} = {\eBr\eO_3}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{bromite} = {\eBr\eO_2}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{carbonate} = {\eC\eO_3}^{2-}\)
  • \(\text{chlorate} = {\eCl\eO_3}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{chlorite} = {\eCl\eO_2}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{chromate} = {\eCr\eO_4}^{2-}\)
  • \(\text{cyanate} = {\eC\eN\eO}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{cyanide} = {\eC\eN}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{dichromate} = {\eCr_2\eO_7}^{2-}\)
  • \(\text{dihydrogen phosphate} = {\eH_2\eP\eO_4}^{3-}\)
  • \(\text{dihydrogen phosphite} = {\eH_2\eP\eO_3}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{hydrogen carbonate} = {\eH\eC\eO_3}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{hydrogen phosphate} = {\eH\eP\eO_4}^{2-}\)
  • \(\text{hydrogen phospite} = {\eH_2\eP\eO_4}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{hydrogen sulfate} = {\eH\eS\eO_4}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{hydrogen sulfite} = {\eH\eS\eO_3}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{hydronium} = {\eH_3\eO}^{+}\)
  • \(\text{hydroxide} = {\eO\eH}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{hypochlorite} = {\eCl\eO}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{mercuruous} = {\eHg_2}^{2+}\)
  • \(\text{nitrate} = {\eN\eO_3}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{nitrite} = {\eN\eO_2}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{oxylate} = {\eC_2\eO_4}^{2-}\)
  • \(\text{perchlorate} = {\eCl\eO_4}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{permanganate} = {\eMn\eO_4}^{-}\)
  • \(\text{peroxide} = {\eO_2}^{2-}\)
  • \(\text{phosphate} = {\eP\eO_4}^{3-}\)
  • \(\text{phosphite} = {\eP\eO_3}^{3-}\)
  • \(\text{sulfate} = {\eS\eO_4}^{2-}\)
  • \(\text{sulfite} = {\eS\eO_3}^{2-}\)
  • \(\text{thiocyanate} = {\eS\eC\eN}^{-}\)

Polyatomic Ion List Table

Below is a screen reader searchable table version. You can use your screen reader's search functionality to search either by the ion name (ex "chlorite") or the compound (no spaces, all sub and superscripted numbers are inline, the ion number is often the number then plus or minus, unless it's only 1 then it's just a plus or a minus at the end).

List of polyatomic ions and their names. This is a searchable table, which you can navigate to the row by either searching with the compound name (subscript and superscript values all typed inline, no spaces) or search by the ion name. This is a searchable table and has a screen reader only search content field at the beginning of each row. Use your screen reader find functionality to search and find rows on the table.
Formula

\({\eC_2\eH_3\eO_2}^{-}\)

Name

acetate

Formula

\({\eN\eH_4}^{+}\)

Name

ammonium

Formula

\({\eN\eH_4}^{+}\)

Name

ammonium

Formula

\({\eBr\eO_3}^{-}\)

Name

bromate

Formula

\({\eBr\eO_2}^{-}\)

Name

bromite

Formula

\({\eC\eO_3}^{2-}\)

Name

carbonate

Formula

\({\eCl\eO_3}^{-}\)

Name

chlorate

Formula

\({\eCl\eO_2}^{-}\)

Name

chlorite

Formula

\({\eCr\eO_4}^{2-}\)

Name

chromate

Formula

\({\eC\eN\eO}^{-}\)

Name

cyanate

Formula

\({\eC\eN}^{-}\)

Name

cyanide

Formula

\({\eCr_2\eO_7}^{2-}\)

Name

dichromate

Formula

\({\eH_2\eP\eO_4}^{3-}\)

Name

dihydrogen phosphate

Formula

\({\eH_2\eP\eO_3}^{-}\)

Name

dihydrogen phosphite

Formula

\({\eH\eC\eO_3}^{-}\)

Name

hydrogen carbonate

Formula

\({\eH\eP\eO_4}^{2-}\)

Name

hydrogen phosphate

Formula

\({\eH_2\eP\eO_4}^{-}\)

Name

hydrogen phospite

Formula

\({\eH\eS\eO_4}^{-}\)

Name

hydrogen sulfate

Formula

\({\eH\eS\eO_3}^{-}\)

Name

hydrogen sulfite

Formula

\({\eH_3\eO}^{+}\)

Name

hydronium

Formula

\({\eO\eH}^{-}\)

Name

hydroxide

Formula

\({\eCl\eO}^{-}\)

Name

hypochlorite

Formula

\({\eHg_2}^{2+}\)

Name

mercuruous

Formula

\({\eN\eO_3}^{-}\)

Name

nitrate

Formula

\({\eN\eO_2}^{-}\)

Name

nitrite

Formula

\({\eC_2\eO_4}^{2-}\)

Name

oxylate

Formula

\({\eCl\eO_4}^{-}\)

Name

perchlorate

Formula

\({\eMn\eO_4}^{-}\)

Name

permanganate

Formula

\({\eO_2}^{2-}\)

Name

peroxide

Formula

\({\eP\eO_4}^{3-}\)

Name

phosphate

Formula

\({\eP\eO_3}^{3-}\)

Name

phosphite

Formula

\({\eS\eO_4}^{2-}\)

Name

sulfate

Formula

\({\eS\eO_3}^{2-}\)

Name

sulfite

Formula

\({\eS\eC\eN}^{-}\)

Name

thiocyanate