Question

When solid Lead Nitrate is heated then a yellow colour solid is formed along with a brown colour fume and oxygen? What is that yellow solid and brown fumes?

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Answer 1

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Brown fumes is NO2

Answer 2

$<b>Lead nitrate on heating decomposes to lead monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen.</p><p></p><p>2Pb(NO3)2 = 2PbO + 4NO2 + O2.</p><p></p><p>NO2 is liberated, along with oxygen, as a reddish brown gas. The residue left is lead monoxide.$