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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.
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Na2O ionic or covalent?
It is ionic.
Is aluminum nitrate a covalent or ionic compound?
Aluminium nitrate is an ionic compound.
Is silver nitrate a covalent bond?
Silver Nitrate is not a covelant bond it is and Ionic
Is Nitrate Oxide covalent or ionic?
The word nitrate oxide is meaning less it is either nitric oxide or nitrogen oxide, these compounds are covalent.
What type of bonding is in lead nitrate?
Lead Nitrate itself is an ionic bond But Nitrate has a covalent bond within itself
Na2O ionic or covalent?
It is ionic.
Is aluminum nitrate a covalent or ionic compound?
Aluminium nitrate is an ionic compound.
Is silver nitrate a covalent bond?
Silver Nitrate is not a covelant bond it is and Ionic
Is Nitrate Oxide covalent or ionic?
The word nitrate oxide is meaning less it is either nitric oxide or nitrogen oxide, these compounds are covalent.
What type of bonding is in lead nitrate?
Lead Nitrate itself is an ionic bond But Nitrate has a covalent bond within itself
Which compound has ionic compound as well as covalent bond?
There are countless compounds which consist of both ionic and covalent bonds. An example is Sodium Nitrate. It's formula is NaNO3 . The bond between the Sodium ion(Na+) and the Nitrate ion (NO3-) is ionic. The bonds between the Nitrogen atom and the Oxygen atoms in the nitrate ion are covalent.
Magnesium nitrate contains chemical bonds that are?
both covalent and ionic
What type of bond is potassium nitrate?
ionic; it would donate one electron and carry a positive charge
Is silver nitrate ionic or covalent?
Silver is a heavy metal and such elements form only ionic bonds.
Is ammonium nitric acid a ionic or covalent?
There is no compound called ammonium nitric acid. Ammonium nitrate is ionic.
Is ammonium nitrate covalent or ionic bond?
Ammonium nitrate has an ionic bond. Ammonium has an overall charge of 1+, making it a positive cation. Nitrate has an overall charge of 1-, making it a negative anion. When bonded together, nitrate gives ammonia an electron, resulting in an ionic bond being formed between them.
How is saltpetre made?
Saltpetre is potasium nitrate.
