Nitrate: 1. The NO3- ion, formed by reaction of nitric acid with a base. 2. A compound containing the NO3- ion, for example ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3.

 

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Nitrate: 1. The NO3- ion, formed by reaction of nitric acid with a base. 2. A compound containing the NO3- ion, for example ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3.

Nitrate Base: Was an early flexible film support which was highly inflammable.

Ammonium Nitrate: The active chemical in cold packs.

Uranium Nitrate: Chemical used in toners and developers.

Silver Nitrate: Chemical combination of silver and nitric acid. It is used in intensifiers, physical developers and photographic emulsions manufacture.

Salt: A basic taste characterized by solutions of chlorides, bromides, iodides, nitrates, and sulfates of potassium and lithium.

Spectator Ion: A spectator ion is an ion that appears as both a reactant and a product in an ionic equation. For example, in the ionic equation Ag+(aq) + NO3-(aq) + Na+(aq) + Cl-(aq) = agcl(s) + Na+(aq) + . . . View Full Definition

Eutrophication: Runaway growth of aquatic plants that occurs when agricultural fertilizers containing phosphorus and nitrogen run off into lakes and ponds; also ultimately increases the plant death rate wit . . . View Full Definition

Nitrogen: Element number 7, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that makes up about 80% of the earth's atmosphere.

Calotype Process: First negative/positive process, invented by w.h. fox talbot in 1839. Paper was coated with silver iodide and a solution of silver nitrate and gallic acid. After exposure the paper was devel . . . View Full Definition