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OK, thanks for clarifying that. So in truth the answer was right in front of me all along it was just that I misunderstood the definition of "ion". Thanks for the help, this should prove quite useful during our next test.

It seems I may have posted this on the wrong part of the forums, this question pertains to a practice sheet. It was stated that we could use the internet, I believe the issue for me was simply using the wrong search parameters, fortunately they brought me here. This is not an issue of a grade...

The Question: - "Oxygen forms three separate ions. What are the names and formulae of the three ions?" Now I am familiar with the ion "Oxide" which is the Oxygen atom with a 2- (negative two) charge, but I cannot find any information on these other two, any help would be greatly appreciated...