sodium nitrate

Thân thiện

A gardener carefully spreads sodium nitrate on the vegetable patch.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A chemical compound (NaNO₃): Sodium nitrate is a white crystalline solid, the sodium salt of nitric acid.
   • A fertilizer and oxidizer: It is used primarily to supply nitrogen to plants and as an oxidizing agent in explosives and pyrotechnics.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Farmers applied sodium nitrate to the field to improve crop yield.
  • The old mining operation used sodium nitrate in its explosive formulations.

Advanced Usage

• "Chile saltpeter": A historical and commercial name for naturally occurring sodium nitrate, primarily mined in Chile.
  • Chile saltpeter was a major export commodity in the 19th century.

Variants and Related Words

• Nitrate (n): A salt or ester of nitric acid, containing the anion NO₃⁻.
  • The water test revealed high levels of nitrate.
• Sodium (n): A soft, silver-white, highly reactive metallic element (symbol Na).
  • Sodium reacts violently with water.

Synonyms

• Chile saltpeter: A synonym referring to the natural mineral form.
• Soda niter: An alternative name for the compound.

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Nitrate fertilizer: A category of fertilizers containing nitrate compounds.
  • Ammonium nitrate is another common nitrate fertilizer.
• Oxidizing agent: A substance that gains electrons in a chemical reaction, a key property of sodium nitrate in explosives.
  • Potassium nitrate also functions as a strong oxidizing agent.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

Từ đồng nghĩa

• soda niter