When potassium nitrate is heated, it decomposes into potassium nitrite and oxygen. Write a balanced equation for this reaction and add the state symbols of the reactants and products.
The chemical reaction is a decomposition reaction. The balanced reaction is ----
Decomposition reaction is a reaction in which the chemical species break up into simpler parts. Here potassium nitrate breaks up into potassium nitrite and oxygen and this reaction requires heat energy