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  2. Nitrate - Wikipedia

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    In the NO − 3 anion, the oxidation state of the central nitrogen atom is V (+5). This corresponds to the highest possible oxidation number of nitrogen. Nitrate is a potentially powerful oxidizer as evidenced by its explosive behaviour at high temperature when it is detonated in ammonium nitrate (NH 4 NO 3), or black powder, ignited by the shock wave of a primary explosive.

  3. Alkali metal nitrate - Wikipedia

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    sodium nitrate produces a yellow/orange color, potassium nitrate and rubidium nitrate produce violet colors, caesium nitrate produces an indigo color. In a general way, the emitted color progressively turns from the red to the violet in the visible spectrum of light when going down in the column of the alkaline metals in the periodic table of ...

  4. Ammonium nitrate - Wikipedia

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    Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula NH4NO3. It is a white crystalline salt consisting of ions of ammonium and nitrate. It is highly soluble in water and hygroscopic as a solid, although it does not form hydrates. It is predominantly used in agriculture as a high-nitrogen fertilizer.

  5. Sodium nitrate - Wikipedia

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    Sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula Na N O 3. This alkali metal nitrate salt is also known as Chile saltpeter (large deposits of which were historically mined in Chile) [4] [5] to distinguish it from ordinary saltpeter, potassium nitrate. The mineral form is also known as nitratine, nitratite or soda niter.

  6. Potassium nitrate - Wikipedia

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    Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula K N O 3. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K + and nitrate ions NO 3−, and is therefore an alkali metal nitrate. It occurs in nature as a mineral, niter (or nitre outside the US). [ 5 ]

  7. Silver nitrate - Wikipedia

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    Precursor to other silver compounds. Silver nitrate is the least expensive salt of silver; it offers several other advantages as well. It is non- hygroscopic, in contrast to silver fluoroborate and silver perchlorate. In addition, it is relatively stable to light, and it dissolves in numerous solvents, including water.

  8. Group (periodic table) - Wikipedia

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    Group (periodic table) In the periodic table of the elements, each column is a group. In chemistry, a group (also known as a family) [ 1 ] is a column of elements in the periodic table of the chemical elements. There are 18 numbered groups in the periodic table; the 14 f-block columns, between groups 2 and 3, are not numbered.

  9. Niter - Wikipedia

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    Niter or nitre [5] is the mineral form of potassium nitrate, KNO 3.It is a soft, white, highly soluble mineral found primarily in arid climates or cave deposits. Historically, the term niter was not well differentiated from natron, both of which have been very vaguely defined but generally refer to compounds of sodium or potassium joined with carbonate or nitrate ions.