Names & Valences of Common Elements

Aluminum

Al

+3

Manganese

Mn

+2

Antimony

Sb

+5

Mercury

Hg

+2

Arsenic

As

+5

Neon

Ne

inert

Barium

Ba

+2

Nickel

Ni

+2

Beryllium

Be

+2

Nitrogen

N

-3

Bismuth

Bi

+5

Oxygen

O

-2

Boron

B

+3

Phosphorus

P

-3

Bromine

Br

-1

Platinum

Pt

+2

Calcium

Ca

+2

Plutonium

Pu

 

Carbon

C

+4

Potassium

K

+1

Chlorine

Cl

-1

Radium

Ra

 

Chromium

Cr

+6

Radon

Rn

inert

Cobalt

Co

+2

Selenium

Se

-2

Copper

Cu

+1,+2

Silicon

Si

+4

Fluorine

F

-1 

Silver

Ag

+1

Gold

Au

+1

Sodium

Na

+1

Helium

He

inert

Sulfur

S

-2

Hydrogen

H

-1,+1

Tin

Sn

+4

Iodine

I

-1

Tungsten

W

            +6

Iron

 

+2,+3

Uranium

U

 

Lead

Pb

+4

Xenon

Xe

inert

Lithium

Li

+1

Zinc

Zn

+2

Magnesium

Mg

+2

 

 

 

 

 

 

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