Name the product formed when lithium nitrate is heated.
A
Lithium nitrite
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B
Lithium oxide
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C
Lithium nitride
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D
both lithium nitrite and lithium oxide
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Solution
The correct option is B Lithium oxide Anomalous Behavior of Li: Lithium nitrate when heated gives lithium oxide, Li2O. 4LiNO3→2Li2O+4NO2+O2 Hence correct option is b.