-ite Polyatomic Ions: Formulas and Charges
IIIA/13 IVA/14 VA/15 VIA/16 VIIA/17
Intro To
Polyatomic Ions

The Problem
-ite Rule
-ide Rule
Taylor's 3/4 -ate Rule
Taylor's Charge Rule
Carbonite

CO22-
Nitrite

NO21-
   
Comparing this -ite polyion
chart to the -ate polyion chart,
Can you deduct the -ite Rule?

The Complete Polyatomic Ions List
Phosphite

PO33-
Sulfite

 SO32- 
Chlorite

ClO21-
Other -ate Polyatomic Ions
Acetate Ion
Hydrogen carbonate Ion
Hydrogen phosphate Ion
Hydrogen sulfate Ion
Chromate Ion
Dichromate Ion
Dihydrogen phosphate Ion
Permanaganate Ion
Polyatomic Ion Charts
from Textbooks

McMurray: Table 3.2
Silverberg: Table 2.5
Corwin: Table 7.03
Tillery: Table 9.3
Kotz: Table 3.1
Hill: Table 5.04
Dot Structures
 Arsenite 

AsO33-
Selenite

SeO32-
Bromite

BrO21-
Taylor's 3/4
Oxygen Rule   O-All
Border Three Rule:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Block of 6 Rule:
6Both   0 1 2 3 4 5 6   6All
O-Both   5 6   O-None
Transitional Metal O4 Rule:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8    T-All
Dot Structures    T-Both
Taylor's
Charge Rule   O-All
Single Bond Rule:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Double Bond Rule:
6All   0 1 2 3 4 5   6Both
Hydrogen Rule:
T-Both     1 2 3   O-None
Transitional Metal -2 Rule:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   T-All
 Antimonite 

SbO33-
Tellurite

TeO32-
Iodite

IO21-