The document lists common positive and negative ions grouped by their valency. For positive ions, valency 1 includes lithium, sodium, potassium, silver, hydronium/hydrogen, ammonium, copper I, mercury I. Valency 2 includes magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, copper II, lead II, zinc, manganese II, iron II, tin II. Valency 3 includes aluminium, iron III, chromium, tin II. For negative ions, valency 1 includes fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, hydroxide, nitrate, bicarbonate, nitrite, chlorate. Valency 2 includes oxide, sulphide, carbonate, sulph