Lead Nitrate decomposes on heating as follows.
2 Pb(NO3)2??Heat???2PbO + 4NO2+ O2
Here the?PbO formed will be, Yellow in the hot condition and white when cold.
The reaction should be carried out on a dry condition,if not the Nitrogen dioxide or Nitrogen Peroxide formed will dissolve in the water or moisture present in the test tube, to form nitric and nitrous acid.
2NO2 + H2O ????-> HNO3 + HNO2