Question

differentiate between nitrite and nitrate?

Answer 1

Nitrate is a polyatomic ion consisting of one atom of nitrogen and three atoms of oxygen. It has an overall charge of -1 and is denoted by NO₃^-.

Nitrite is also an ion of made up of nitrogen and oxygen atoms. However, it consists of one atom of nitrogen and two atoms of oxygen. It has an overall charge of -1 and is denoted by NO₂^-.