Nitrate

For the functional group –ONO
2, see Nitrate ester. For that functional group in medicine, see Nitrovasodilator.
Not to be confused with NO−
2, nitrite.
This article is about the ion. For the radical, see nitrate radical.
For other uses, see Nitrate (disambiguation).

Nitrate
Ball-and-stick model of the nitrate ion
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
Nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/NO3/c2-1(3)4/q-1
    Key: NHNBFGGVMKEFGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/NO3/c2-1(3)4/q-1
    Key: NHNBFGGVMKEFGY-UHFFFAOYAI
  • [N+](=O)([O-])[O-]
Properties
NO−
3
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).

Nitrate is a polyatomic ion with the chemical formula NO−
3. Salts containing this ion are called nitrates. Nitrates are common components of fertilizers and explosives.[1] Almost all inorganic nitrates are soluble in water. An example of an insoluble nitrate is bismuth oxynitrate.

  1. ^ Laue W, Thiemann M, Scheibler E, Wiegand KW (2006). "Nitrates and Nitrites". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_265. ISBN 978-3527306732.