Chile salt petre is the nitrate mineral of :

potassium

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sodium

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calcium

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lithium

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Solution

The correct option is A sodium
Chile salt petre is a nitrate salt of sodium. Its formula is $N a N O_{3}$ .

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The chemical formula of Chile salt petre is:

H N O_{3}

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