Nitrate

Nitrate
Names
	Systematic IUPAC name Nitrate
Identifiers
CAS Number	14797-55-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:17632;
ChemSpider	918;
PubChem CID	943;
UNII	T93E9Y2844 ;
	InChI 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;
	SMILES [N+](=O)([O-])[O-];
Properties
Chemical formula	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). Infobox references

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.

^ 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.

[Ullmann-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.

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