Nitrate

Polyatomic ion (NO3, charge –1) found in explosives and fertilisers Nitrate Names Systematic IUPAC name Nitrate Identifiers CAS Number 14797-55-8 Y 3D model (JSmol) Interactive image ChEBI CHEBI:17632 ChemSpider 918 PubChem CID 943 UNII T93E9Y2844 Y InChI InChI=1S/NO3/c2-1(3)4/q-1Key: NHNBFGGVMKEFGY-UHFFFAOYSA-NInChI=1/NO3/c2-1(3)4/q-1Key: NHNBFGGVMKEFGY-UHFFFAOYAI SMILES [N+](=O)([O-])[O-] Properties Chemical formula NO3− Molar mass 62.004 g·mol−1 Conjugate acid Nitric acid Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references Chemical compound Nitrate is a polyatomic ion with the chemical formula NO3−. Salts containing this ion are called nitrates. Nitrates are common components of fertilizers and explosives. Almost all inorganic nitrates are soluble in water. An example of an insoluble (inorganic) nitrate is bismuth oxynitrate. In nature, nitrates are produced by a number of species of nitrifying bacteria in the natural environment using ammonia or urea as a source of nitrogen and source of free energy. Nitrate compounds for gunpowder were historically produced, in the absence of mineral nitr