What are nitrates?
Nitrates are salt of nitric acid with an ion composed of one nitrogen and three oxygen Atoms NO-3
What are soluble salts?
These are non-visible and required testing to determine their presence although they are termed soluble they really are not very Soluble at all.
What are sulfates?
Sulfates are the salt of sulphuric acid the IUPAC recommended spelling is sulfate the British English spelling is sulphate.
What are chlorides?
Chloride are the salt of hydrochloric acid HCl. The chloride ion forms when the element chlorine picks up one electron to form the anion Cl- a negatively charged ion.