Question

mercury oxide on heating gets reduced into mercury and _______​

Answer 1

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ᴍᴇʀᴄᴜʀy(ɪɪ) ᴏxɪᴅᴇ, ᴀ ʀᴇᴅ ꜱᴏʟɪᴅ, ᴅᴇᴄᴏᴍᴩᴏꜱᴇꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴩʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴜʀy ᴀɴᴅ ᴏxyɢᴇɴ ɢᴀꜱ. ᴍᴇʀᴄᴜʀy(ɪɪ) ᴏxɪᴅᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʀᴇᴅ ꜱᴏʟɪᴅ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ɪᴛ ᴅᴇᴄᴏᴍᴩᴏꜱᴇꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴜʀy ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏxyɢᴇɴ ɢᴀꜱ.

Answer 2

Answer:

oxygen gas

Explanation:

Mercury(II) oxide, a red solid, decomposes when heated to produce mercury and oxygen gas. Mercury(II) oxide is a red solid. When it is heated, it decomposes into mercury metal and oxygen gas.