Question

what nitrites and nitrates??​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Nitrates and nitrites, such as potassium nitrate and sodium nitrite, are naturally occurring chemical compounds which contain nitrogen and oxygen. In nitrates the nitrogen is bonded with three oxygen atoms, while in nitrites the nitrogen is bonded with two oxygen atoms.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Nitrite (No2)

The nitrite ion, which has the chemical formula NO⁻ ₂. Nitrite is widely used throughout chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Nitrates(No3)

Nitrate is a polyatomic ion with the chemical formula NO−

3. Salts containing this anion are called nitrates.