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List of ions

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This is a list of simple ions, indexed according to the periodic table. Simple ions in the list are defined as ≤5 non-H atoms.

Alkali metals and alkaline earth metals[edit]

Elements Ions Colors Examples Properties
H H+ colorless HClO4
H colorless NaH H + H2O = OH + H2(g)
Li Li Li+(calix[4]pyrrole)Li[1]
Li+ colorless LiNO3 (abbr. for [Li(H2O)4]+ or [Li(H2O)6]+)
Flame test of Li+ is crimson red
Na Na+ colorless NaCl (abbr. for [Na(H2O)n]+, n=4 - 6[2]
Flame test of Na+ is yellow
K K+ colorless KI (abbr. for [K(H2O)n]+, n=6, 7,[3] 8[4])
Flame test of K+ is lilac
Rb Rb+ colorless RbCl
Cs Cs+ colorless CsCl
Be Be2+ colorless BeSO4 very toxic
BeF42− colorless (NH4)2BeF4
BeCl42− colorless Cs2BeCl4 unstable
[Be(OH)4]2− colorless Na2[Be(OH)4] [Be(OH)4]2− + 4 H+ = Be(OH)2(s) + 2 H2O
Mg Mg2+ colorless MgCl2
Ca Ca2+ colorless CaCl2
Sr Sr2+ colorless SrCl2
Ba Ba2+ colorless BaCl2 toxic
Ba2+ + CO32− = BaCO3
Ba2+ + SO42− = BaSO4

Group 3 elements[edit]

Elements Ions Colors Examples Properties
Sc Sc3+ colorless Sc(NO3)3
[Sc(OH)6]3− colorless K3[Sc(OH)6]
Y Y3+ colorless
La La3+ colorless
Ce Ce3+ colorless[5] Ce(NO3)3
Ce4+ orange-yellow[6] Ce(SO4)2
Pr Pr3+ green[5] Pr(NO3)3
Th Th4+ colorless Th(NO3)4 Th4+ + 4 OH = Th(OH)4(s)
U U3+ brown-red UCl3
U4+ green
UO2+ unstable
UO22+ yellow[7] UO2(NO3)2

Group 4 - 7 elements[edit]

Elements Ions Colors Examples Properties
Ti Ti3+ violet Ti2(SO4)3 (abbr. for [Ti(H2O)6]3+)
reductant
TiO2+ (abbr. for [TiO(H2O)5]2+)
TiF62− colorless K2TiF6
TiCl62− yellow Cs2TiCl6
TiBr62− red
Zr Zr4+ colorless Zr(NO3)4.5H2O (abbr. for [Zr(H2O)8]4+)
ZrO2+ colorless ZrO(NO3)2 (abbr. for [Zr4(OH)8(H2O)16]8+[4])
Hf Hf4+ colorless (abbr. for [Hf(H2O)8]4+)
Cr Cr2+ light blue CrSO4 (abbr. for [Cr(H2O)6]2+)
reductant
Cr3+ grayish green Cr(NO3)3 (abbr. for [Cr(H2O)6]3+)
CrO42− orange K2CrO4
Cr2O72− yellow K2Cr2O7

Group 8 - 10 elements[edit]

Elements Ions Colors Examples Properties
Fe [Fe(CO)4]2−
Fe2+ light green FeSO4.7H2O Fe2+ + 2 OH = Fe(OH)2
Fe2+ + CO32− = FeCO3
Fe3+ pale purple NH4Fe(SO4)2
[Fe(phen)3]2+ dark red
[Fe(phen)3]3+ light blue
FeO42− purple K2FeO4 strong oxidant
Co [Co(CO)4] K[Co(CO)4] oxidized in air
Co2+ pink Co(NO3)2.6H2O
[Co(NH3)6]2+
[Co(NH3)6]3+ orange [Co(NH3)6](NO3)3 stable
Ni Ni2+ green Ni(NO3)2 Ni2+ + 2 OH = Ni(OH)2
[Ni(NH3)6]2+ blue
[NiF4]2−
[NiCl4]2−
[NiBr4]2− [Ph4P]2[NiBr4][8]
[NiI4]2− red
[Ni(CN)4]2− yellow K2[Ni(CN)4]

Group 11 - 12 elements[edit]

Elements Ions Colors Examples Properties
Cu Cu2+ blue Cu(NO3)2 (abbr. for [Cu(H2O)4]2+ or [Cu(H2O)6]2+[4]
[Cu(NH3)4]2+ dark blue [Cu(NH3)4](NO3)2 decompose by acids
Ag Ag+ colorless AgNO3 2 Ag+ + 2 OH = Ag2O + H2O (r.t.)
[Ag(NH3)2]+[9] colorless [Ag(NH3)2]OH decompose by acids
AgCl2 colorless AgCl in conc. Cl solution
[Ag(CN)2] colorless toxic
Au AuCl4 yellow NaAuCl4
AuBr4 purple KAuBr4
Zn Zn2+ colorless Zn(NO3)2 white in silicate garden
[Zn(NH3)4]2+ colorless [Zn(NH3)4](OH)2
[Zn(OH)4]2− colorless
[Zn(CN)4]2− colorless K2[Zn(CN)4] toxic
Cd Cd2+ colorless Cd(NO3)2
Hg Hg22+ colorless Hg2(NO3)2 (abbr. for [Hg2(H2O)6]2+[4])
Hg2+ colorless Hg(NO3)2 (abbr. for [Hg(H2O)6]2+
very toxic

Boron group and carbon group[edit]

Elements Ions Colors Examples Properties
B BH4 colorless NaBH4 strong reductant
BF4 colorless HBF4 non-coordinating anion
Al Al3+ colorless Al(NO3)3
C CO32− colorless Na2CO3
HCO3 colorless NaHCO3
CN colorless KCN very toxic
CN + H+ = HCN
Si SiO32− colorless Na2SiO3 SiO32− + 2 H+ = H2SiO3
SiF62− colorless Na2[SiF6]
Ge GeO32− colorless Na2GeO3
Sn Sn2+ colorless SnCl2 Reductant
exist in acidic solution
Pb Pb2+ colorless Pb(NO3)2 Pb2+ + 2 I = PbI2(s)

Pnictogens and chalcogens[edit]

Elements Ions Colors Examples Properties
N NH4+ colorless NH4Cl
N3− Na3N react with water
NH2 NaNH2 react with water
N3 NaN3 very toxic
NO2 NaNO2 toxic
NO3 colorless KNO3 oxidant
P PH4+ colorless PH4I dec. in water
PO43− colorless Na3PO4
P2O74− colorless Na4P2O7
PF6 colorless KPF6 non-coordinating anion
O OH colorless NaOH corrosive
O22− Na2O2 ionic peroxides react with water
O2− Al2O3
S S2− colorless Na2S
S22− Na2S2 S22− + 2 H+ = H2S + S
S2O32− colorless Na2S2O3 S2O32− + 2H+ = SO2 + S + H2O
SO32− colorless Na2SO3 SO32− + 2 H+ = H2O + SO2
SO42− colorless K2SO4

Halogens and noble gases[edit]

Elements Ions Colors Examples Properties
F F colorless CsF
HF2 colorless KHF2 unstable towards heat
Cl Cl colorless NaCl Cl + Ag+ = AgCl
OCl NaOCl strong oxidant
ClO2 NaClO2
ClO3 colorless KClO3
ClO4 colorless KClO4
Br Br colorless KBr
BrO3 colorless KBrO3 oxidant
I I2+ blue
I3+ red-brown
I colorless KI reductant
2 I + Cl2 = 2 Cl + I2
2 I + Br2 = 2 Br + I2
I3 CsI3
IO3 colorless KIO3
ICl4 KICl4
IO4 colorless KIO4
He HHe+ extremely strong acid
Ar HAr+ found in space
Xe XeO64− Na4XeO6 strong oxidant
HXeO4 CsHXeO4

References[edit]

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