What are some examples of nitrates and acetates?

Question

I'm taking an intro to chemistry class and we are supposed to know what Nitrates and Acetates. One example given in class is CH3CO2. How would I know what is a nitrate and what is an acetate just by looking at a formula?

Answer 1

Lancenigo di Villorba (TV), Italy

ACETATEs
ANY TIME YOU ARE SEEKING FOR ACETATEs, YOU HAVE TO SEEK FOR "CH3COO" 's Sequence in the Molecular Structure.
The term "Acetates" means all the most common chemical derivatives of Acetic Acid, e.g. CH3COOH.
The Chemical Derivatives of the Acetic Acid may be ITS OWN SALTs

CH3COONa
as Sodium Acetate

(CH3COO)2Pb
as Lead(II) Acetate (e.g. Saturn's Sugar)

or they may be the ACETIC ACID's ESTERs

CH3COOCH2CH3
as EthylAcetate (e.g. Acetone Replacer)

CH3COOCH2CH(CH3)CH2CH3
as IsoAmylAcetate (e.g. Banana's Flavour)

CH3COOCH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
as n-OctylAcetate (e.g. Orange's Flavour)


NITRATEs
ANY TIME YOU ARE SEEKING FOR NITRATEs, YOU HAVE TO SEEK FOR "NO3" 's Sequence in the Molecular Structure.
The term "Nitrates" means all the most common chemical derivatives of Nitric Acid, e.g. HNO3.
The Chemical Derivatives of the Nitric Acid may be ITS OWN SALTs

KNO3
as Potassium Nitrate (e.g. Saltpeter)

NH4NO3
as Ammonium Nitrate (e.g. "N"-Type's Fertilizer)

or they may be the NITRIC ACID's ESTERs

O2NCH2CH(NO2)CH2NO2
as 1,2,3-TriNitroGlicerine (e.g. Explosive)

I hope this could be clear.

Answer 2

Acetate is CH3CO2-, the deprotonated form of acetic acid.

Nitrate is NO3-.

Any salt having those in the formula would be classified as an acetate or a nitrate salt.

Answer 3

2NaCl + Pb(NO3)2 --> 2NaNO3 + PbCl2(s) Break compounds into the ions (except the solid): 2Na^+ + 2Cl^- + Pb^2+ + 2NO3^2- --> 2Na^+ + 2NO3^- + PbCl2(s) Na and NO3 cancel out since they appear on both sides of the reaction, so your net ionic equation is... [Answer: Pb^2+ + 2Cl^- ---> PbCl2(s)]