Anyone know an easy way to remember polyatomic ions?

[physics]

YEh... the subject says it all...
i can;t seem to remebr the polyatomic ions even if i read it multiple timess.
like nitrate
nitrite
sulfate
sulfite
and all of them.

 :uglystupid2: :idiot2: its really hard

[TrueTears]

Just get familiar with them and start memorising them, soon you will be able to remember each of them.

[mano91]

nitrate    ate is a 3 letter word.  No 3-        SORRY ABOUT ION NOTATION
nitrite     there are 2 i's in nitrite No 2-
nitride     tri means 3.               N3-
sulfate    fate is a 4 letter word   SO 4 2-
sulfite     fit is a 3 letter word      SO 3 2-
sulfide    just remember this one   S 2-

[physics]

nitrate    ate is a 3 letter word.  No 3-        SORRY ABOUT ION NOTATION
nitrite     there are 2 i's in nitrite No 2-
nitride     tri means 3.               N3-
sulfate    fate is a 4 letter word   SO 4 2-
sulfite     fit is a 3 letter word      SO 3 2-
sulfide    just remember this one   S 2-

LOL THANKS HEAPS

[Mao]

Just a small thing, you most probably won't be required to know nitrite, nitride, sulfite, sulfide (or or things of that like), some university students still get confused..

Here's a few essentials:

Nitrate, sulfate, phosphate, permanganate, dichromate

and as a general rule, the suffix 'ide' indicate monatomic ion (atom gaining/losing electrons to have a full valence shell). and where an element have different oxyanoins (anions involving oxygen), the 'ate' will have more oxygen than the 'ite'