Molecule
Name
Nitrate ion
IUPAC name
Nitrate
Secondary names
Nitrate anion, Nitrate(1-) ion, (NO3)-
InChI
InChI=1S/NO3/c2-1(3)4/q-1
InChI key
NHNBFGGVMKEFGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
14797-55-8
Formula
$NO_3^{-}$
Chemical formula
(NO3)-
Structural formula
[[N+](=O)([O-])[O-]]
Charge
-1
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$N^+$ Nitrogen cation 1
$O$ Oxygen 1
$O^-$ Oxide anion 2
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
62.005 $g/mol$
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
unknown
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$>N^{+}=O$ 1
$\eqslantgtr N^+-O^-$ 2