Question

White salt of lead on heating decomposes to give brown fumes and a residue is left behind.
1: name the salt
2: write the equation for the decomposition reaction

Answer 1

Ans 1) The chemical name of white salt is *Lead Nitrate* Pb(NO3)2
Ans2) The equation involved can be shown as:
2Pb(NO3)2 ---》 2PbO + 4NO2 + O2