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During decomposition of Lead nitrate a brown gas is evolved. Is it acidic or basic?

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Answered by αηυяαg
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ᴡʜᴇɴ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ɴɪᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɢᴏᴇs ᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴀʟ ɢᴀs ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇs ɪs ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ . sᴏ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɴɪᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴅɪᴏxɪᴅᴇ ɢᴀs ɪs ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ɴᴏ2 ɪs ᴀɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ᴏxɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀᴍs ɴɪᴛʀɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ.. sᴏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ɪs ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ.

Answered by words2bindiya
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Answer:

The brown gas that evolves from the decomposition of lead nitrate is Nitrogen Dioxide which is strongly acidic.

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