Question

name a nitrate substance which on heating leaves behind no residue ?

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Now to answer your question,
Ammonium nitrate is the salt which on heating leaves no residue.
Actually its very explosive and when it is heated, we get sweet smelling poisonous gas Nitrous oxide ad water vapour.

NH4NO3 -------> N2O + 2H2O

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