When lead nitrate powder is heated in a boiling tube, we observe :

(a) Brown fumes of nitrogen dioxide

(b) Brown fumes of lead oxide

(c) Yellow fumes of nitrogen dioxide

(d) Brown fumes of nitric oxide

4 views

1 Answers

Correct answer is (a) Brown fumes of nitrogen dioxide

\(2 pb (NO_3)_2\) \(\overset{\text{heat}}{\longrightarrow}\) \(\underset{\text{Light yellow}}{2pbO↑} + \underset{\text{Reddish-Brown}}{4NO2↑}\) \(+ \underset{\text{colourless}}{O_2\uparrow}\)

Hence, The brown fumes will be nitrogen dioxide.

4 views

Related Questions