A white-coloured inorganic compound, on heating, gives a gas which turns lime water milky and residue is left which is yellow when hot and turns white on cooling. The compound is
A
Pb(NO3)2
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B
PbCO3
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C
BaCO3
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D
ZnCO3
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Solution
The correct option is BZnCO3
Pure ZnO is a white powder crystalline. Zinc oxide is thermochromic, changing from white to yellow when heated in air and reverting to white on cooling.