Which is a nitrate ion?
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Nitrate is an anion with the molecular formula NO⁻ ₃; or a salt with that anion. The name is also used for organic compounds that contain the nitrate ester functional group –ONO ₂. Nitrates are common components of fertilizers and explosives. Almost all nitrate salts are soluble in water.
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The nitrogen atom loses 5 electrons to the three oxygen atoms. But these three oxygen atoms want 6 electrons. ... And so when, for example, sodium forms the compound sodium nitrate, NaNO3, the single outer-shell sodium electron transfers over to the NO3, making it a nitrate ion, giving it a -1 charge.
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