trigonal bipyramidal
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The oxidation number of nitrogen in the nitrate ion NO3- is 5
It is a tetrahedral structured ion, the central nitrogen atom is sp3 hybridized.
The geometry of the molecule actually determines number of electron pairs on the central atom. The electron pairs will be arranged in such a way to minimize the repulsion and therefore, have the lowest possible energy.
It is a trigonal planar structure - the nitrogen atom in the center.
The nitrate ion is NO3-
Nitrate ion: NO3-
The nitrate ion is NO3-
The nitrite ion has one less oxygen atom.
Nitrate: NO3-
Potassium nitrate is ionic because the "nitrate" is an ion. Nitrate produces a NO3- ion (negitive ion) and the Potassium produces the K+ (positive ion). Thus the ionic designation.Enjoy
Nitrate ion is NO3-1 while Nitride is N-3.
The polyatomic ion in KNO3 (potassium nitrate) is NO3- , the nitrate ion. This ion is polyatomic because it contains four atoms bonded together. The nitrate ion is derived from nitric acid, HNO3.
Nitrate Ion
A common test for nitrate ion is with diphenylamine.
The ion nitrate has a trigonal planar structure; see the link below.