Valency of Electropositive Ions/ Cations:
Sl. No. | Name | Symbol | Valency | |
1 | Ammonium | +NH4 | 1 | |
2 | Aluminium | Al+3 | 3 | |
3 | Antimony | Sb+3 | 3 | |
4 | Barium | Ba+2 | 2 | |
5 | Bismuth | Bi+3 | 3 | |
6 | Calcium | Ca+2 | 2 | |
7 | Cadmium | Cd+2 | 2 | |
8 | Chromium | Cr+3 | 3 | |
9 | Cobalt | Co+2 | 2 | |
10 | Copper | Cu | Cu+1(cuprous) Cu+2 (Cupric) | 1 2 |
11 | Hydrogen | H+1 | 1 | |
12 | Iron | Fe | Fe+2 (Ferrous) Fe+3 (Ferric) | 2 3 |
13 | Lead | Pb | Pb+2 (Plumbous) Pb+4 (Plumbic) | 2 4 |
14 | Magnesium | Mg+2 | 2 | |
15 | Manganese | Mn | Mn+2 (Manganous) Mn+3 (Manganic) | 2 3 |
16 | Mercury | Hg | Hg2+2 (Mercurous) Hg+2 (Mercuric) | 2 2 |
17 | Nickel | Ni+2 | 2 | |
18 | Potassium | K+1 | 1 | |
19 | Silver | Ag+1 | 1 | |
20 | Sodium | Na+1 | 1 | |
21 | Strontium | Sr+2 | 2 | |
22 | Tin | Sn | Sn+2 ( Stannous) Sn+4 (Stannic) | 2 4 |
23 | Zinc | Zn+2 | 2 |
Valency of Electronegative Ions/ Anions:
Sl. No. | Name | Symbol | Valency |
1 | Fluoride | F ‾ | 1 |
2 | Chloride | Cl‾ | 1 |
3 | Bromide | Br‾ | 1 |
4 | Iodide | I‾ | 1 |
5 | Hypochlorite | ClO‾ | 1 |
6 | Hypobromite | BrO‾ | 1 |
7 | Hypoiodite | IO‾ | 1 |
8 | Chlorate | ClO3‾ | 1 |
9 | Bromate | BrO3‾ | 1 |
10 | Iodate | IO3‾ | 1 |
11 | Sulphide | S‾2 | 2 |
12 | Sulphite | SO3‾2 | 2 |
13 | Sulphate | SO4‾2 | 2 |
14 | Bisulphide | HS‾ | 1 |
15 | Bisulphite | HSO3‾ | 1 |
16 | Bisulphate | HSO4‾ | 1 |
17 | Thiosulphate | S2O3‾2 | 2 |
18 | Tetrathionate | S4O6‾2 | 2 |
19 | Nitride | N‾3 | 3 |
20 | Nitrite | NO2‾ | 1 |
21 | Nitrate | NO3‾ | 1 |
22 | Hydroxide | ‾OH | 1 |
23 | Oxide | O‾2 | 2 |
24 | Hydride | H‾ | 1 |
25 | Peroxide | O2‾2 | 2 |
26 | Carbonate | CO3‾2 | 2 |
27 | Bicarbonate | HCO3‾ | 1 |
28 | Carbide | C‾4 | 4 |
29 | Phosphide | P‾3 | 3 |
30 | Phosphite | HPO3‾2 | 2 |
31 | Phosphate | PO4‾3 | 3 |
32 | Borate | BO3‾3 | 3 |
33 | Acetate | CH3COO‾ | 1 |
34 | Oxalate | C2O4‾2 | 2 |
35 | Cyanide | CN‾ | 1 |
36 | Permanganate | MnO4‾ | 1 |
37 | Manganate | MnO4‾2 | 2 |
38 | Chromate | CrO4‾2 | 2 |
39 | Dichromate | Cr2O7‾2 | 2 |
40 | Ferrocyanide | [Fe(CN)6] ‾4 | 4 |
41 | Ferricyanide | [Fe(CN)6] ‾3 | 3 |
42 | Arsenite | AsO3‾3 | 3 |
43 | Arsenate | AsO4‾3 | 3 |
44 | Zincate | ZnO2‾2 | 2 |
45 | Meta-aluminate | AlO2‾ | 1 |
46 | Aluminate | AlO3‾3 | 3 |
47 | Stannate | SnO3‾2 | 2 |
48 | Silicate | SiO3‾2 | 2 |