A substance which gives brick red colour in flame test and breaks down on heating to give oxygen and a brown gas is :
A
magnesium nitrate
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B
calcium nitrate
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C
barium nitrate
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D
strontium nitrate
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Solution
The correct option is B calcium nitrate Calcium nitrate gives brick red colour in flame test and breaks down on heating to give oxygen and a brown gas (NO2).