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Structure card

Nitrate ion · NOX3X−\ce{NO3-}

NOOO
Central N atom bonded to 3 O atoms, with no lone pairs.NOOO120°Ideal bond angle: 120°
VSEPR class
AX3\mathrm{AX_3}
Electron geometry
trigonal planar
Shape
trigonal planar
Hybridization (N)
sp2sp^{2}
Polarity
nonpolar
Resonance
3 equivalent structures
Formal charges
N +1, O −1 (×2)