Key Stage 4
Meaning
Nitrate is a negative ion with a relative charge of -1 and a chemical formula of NO3- which combine with positive ions to form a salt.
About Nitrates
- Nitrate has gained an electron to have a relative charge of -1.
- Nitrate forms an ionic bond with positive ions.
- Compounds containing a Nitrate are ionic compounds.
- Nitrate compounds are oxidising angents.
References
AQA
- Nitrates, page 143, GCSE Chemistry; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Nitrates, page 90, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA