Which products will be obtained when lead nitrate is heated simply. Write
balanced chemical equation for the reaction? State the type of chemical reaction
that occur in the change.
Solution
When lead nitrate crystals are heated in a test tube, it decomposes into lead oxide, nitric oxide and oxygen. Thus, it is a decomposition reaction:
2 Pb(NO 3 ) 2 (s) → 2 PbO(s) + 4 NO 2 (g) + O 2 (g)
When lead nitrate crystals are heated in a test tube, it decomposes into lead oxide, nitric oxide and oxygen. Thus, it is a decomposition reaction:
2 Pb(NO 3 ) 2 (s) → 2 PbO(s) + 4 NO 2 (g) + O 2 (g)