The nitrate which when heated gives off a gas (or) a mixture of gases which cannot relight a glowing splinter is :

Sodium nitrate

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Ammonium nitrate

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Lead nitrate

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Potassium nitrate

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Solution

The correct option is B Ammonium nitrate
$N H_{4} N O_{3} \to N_{2} O + 2 H_{2} O$
cannot
relight a
glowing splinter

Option B is correct.

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Q. Which one of the following nitrate when heated gives off a gas or a mixture of gases which cannot relight a glowing splinter?

From the following list of substances. choose one substance in each case which matches the description given below :

Ammonium nitrate, calcium hydrogen carbonate, copper carbonate, lead nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate. zinc carbonate.

(a) A nitrate which gives off only oxygen when heated.

(b) A nitrate which on heating decomposes into dinitrogen oxide [nitrous oxide] and steam.

Q. From the following list of substances, choose one substance in each case which matches the description given below: [4 MARKS]
Ammonium nitrate, calcium hydrogen carbonate, copper carbonate, lead nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, zinc carbonate
(a) A nitrate which gives out only oxygen when heated.
(b) A nitrate which on heating decomposes into dinitrogen oxide [nitrous oxide] and steam.
(c) A nitrate which gives off oxygen and nitrogen dioxide when heated.

Q. The statements given below represent the characteristics of nitrates of different metals

(a) Nitrate of sodium liberates brown coloured gas on strong heating.

(b) Nitrate of calcium liberates a pair of colourless gases on strong heating.

(d) Nitrate of potassium gives a solid product and a colourless gas on strong heating.

Which of the following options is correct?

A substance which gives brick red flame and breaks down on heating to give oxygen and a brown gas is
(a) magnesium nitrate (b) calcium nitrate (c) barium nitrate (d) strontium nitrate

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The nitrate which when heated gives off a gas (or) a mixture of gases which cannot relight a glowing splinter is :

The correct option is B Ammonium nitrateNH4NO3→N2O+2H2O cannot relight a glowing splinterOption B is correct.

The correct option is B Ammonium nitrate
$N H_{4} N O_{3} \to N_{2} O + 2 H_{2} O$
cannot
relight a
glowing splinter

Option B is correct.