Acid FormulaAcid NameIon FormulaIon Name

Acid Formula
Acid Name
Ion Formula
H3BO3
H2CO3
HNO2
HNO3
H2N2O2
BO3-3
CO3-2
HCO3Nitrous Acid
NO2Nitric Acid
NO3Hyponitrous Acid (unstable - forms N2O2, Nitrous Oxide)
H3PO2
H3PO3
H3PO4
H4P2O7
Hypophosphorous Acid
Phosphorous Acid
Phosphoric Acid
Pyrophosphoric Acid
Boric Acid
Carbonic Acid
Ion Name
Borate
Carbonate
Bicarbonate
Nitrite
Nitrate
PO2-3
PO3-3
PO4-3
P2O7-4
HPO4-2
H2PO4-
Hypophosphite
Phosphite
Phosphate
Pyrophosphate
Biphosphate
Hydrogen Biphosphate
S-2
HSSO3-2
SO4-2
S2O4-2
SO5-2
S2O7-2
S2O3-2
HSO3HSO4S4O6-2
Sulfide
Bisulfide
Sulfite
Sulfate
Hyposulfate
Persulfate
Pyrosulfate
Thiosulfate
Bisulfite
Bisulfate
Tetrathionate
H2SO3
H2SO4
H2S2O4
H2SO5
H2S2O7
H2S2O3
Sulfurous Acid
Sulfuric Acid
Hyposulfuric Acid
Persulfuric Acid
Pyrosulfuric Acid
Thiosulfuric Acid
HF
HFO
HFO2
HFO3
HFO4
Hydrofluoric Acid
Hypofluorous Acid
Fluorous Acid
Fluoric Acid
Perfluoric Acid
FFOFO2FO3FO4-
Fluoride
Hypofluorite
Fluorite
Fluorate
Perfluorate
HCl
HClO
HClO2
HClO3
HClO4
Hydrochloric Acid
Hypochlorous Acid
Chlorous Acid
Chloric Acid
Perchloric Acid
ClClOClO2ClO3ClO4-
Chloride
Hypochlorite
Chlorite
Chlorate
Perchlorate
HBr
HBrO
HBrO2
HBrO3
HBrO4
Hydrobromic Acid
Hypobromous Acid
Bromous Acid
Bromic Acid
Perbromic Acid
BrBrOBrO2BrO3BrO4-
Bromide
Hypobromite
Bromite
Bromate
Perbromate
HI
HIO
HIO2
HIO3
H5IO6
Hydriodic Acid
Hypoiodous Acid
Iodous Acid
Iodic Acid
Periodic Acid
IIOIO2IO3IO6-5
IO4-
Iodide
Hypoiodite
Iodite
Iodate
Periodate [1st form]
Periodate [2nd form (rare)]
HCN
HOCN
Hydrogen Cyanide (gas)
Hydrocyanic Acid (aq.)
CNOCN-
Cyanide
Cyanate
H3Fe(CN)6
H4Fe(CN)6
Ferricyanic Acid
Ferrocyanic Acid
Fe(CN)6-3
Fe(CN)6-4
Ferricyanate
Ferrocyanate
HCH3CO2
Acetic Acid
CH3CO2-
Acetate
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