Assertion: nitrate | /r/MadeOf | central nitrogen atom
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text: Nitrate is a negatively charged ion, NO 3 –. It consists of a central nitrogen atom and three oxygen atoms attached to it.
text: Nitrates are the conjugate base (chemical substance that releases a proton in the backward chemical reaction) of nitric acid (HNO3), consisting of one central nitrogen atom surrounded by three identical oxygen atoms.