Table of Some Common Polyatomic Ions

1 Ions
Formula
H2PO4
H2PO3
HCO3
HSO4
HSO3
BrO3
CH3COO
C6H5COO
ClO
ClO2
ClO3
ClO4
CN
IO3
OH
NO3
NO2
MnO4
SCN

Name
dihydrogen phosphate
dihydrogen phosphite
hydrogen carbonate
hydrogen sulfate
hydrogen sulfite
bromate
acetate
benzoate
hypochlorite
chlorite
chlorate
perchlorate
cyanide
iodate
hydroxide
nitrate
nitrite
permanganate
thiocyanate

2 Ions

Formulae

Formula Name

HPO42
HPO32
CO32
SO42
SO32
C2O42
CrO42
Cr2O72
S2O32
SiO32

PO43
PO33
BO33

hydrogen phosphate
hydrogen phosphite
carbonate
sulfate
sulfite
oxalate
chromate
dichromate
thiosulfate
silicate

Quantity

Symbol

Value

q = CT

Avogadros Number

NA

6.022 1023

q = nH mol

standard temperature
and pressure

STP

0.00 oC and
101.3 kPa

pH = log H3O +

molar volume for a gas

@ STP

MV

22.4 L/mol

Q = It

auto-ionization
constant of water
@ 25 oC

KW

1.00 1014

enthalpy of
fusion for
water @ 0 oC

Hofus

6.02 kJ/mol

enthalpy of
vaporization for water
@ 100.0 oC

Hovap

40.7 kJ/mol

specific heat of
water @ 25.0 oC

cwater

4.184 J/goC

specific heat of ice

cice

2.03 J/goC

specific heat of steam

csteam

2.01 J/goC

Faradays Constant

96500 C/mol

phosphate
phosphite
borate

Q = neF

1 + Ions
Formula
+

NH4
H 3O +

Hrxn = ( nHf products ) ( nHf reactants )

Name

H rxn = BE ( reactants ) BE ( products )

ammonium
hydronium

x=

Ions

Solubility Rules
for Ionic Compounds
in Water at 25 oC

q = mcT

3 Ions

Formula Name

(aq)
high Solubility
(> 0.1 mol/L)
(s)
low Solubility
(< 0.1 mol/L)

Constants and Conversions

b b 2 4ac
2a

Group IA,
NH4+,
+
H (H3O+)

ClO3,
NO3,
ClO4

Cl,
Br,
I

CH3COO

SO42

all

all

most

most

most

none

Ag+, Tl+,
Hg22+, Hg+,
Cu+, Pb2+

Ag+, Hg+

Ca2+, Sr2+,
Ba2+, Ra2+,
Pb2+, Ag+

none

PO43 ,
S2
OH
SO32 ,
CO32
Group IA, Group IA , Group IA,
Group IIA, NH4+, Sr2+,
NH4+
NH4+
Ba2+, Tl+
most

most

most