Question

Write the skeletal equation for the following word equation:

Lead nitrate $\to$Lead oxide + Nitrogen dioxide + Oxygen

Answer 1

A skeletal equation is the form of the equation in which the formula of the reactants is written on the left-hand side and that of the products on the right-hand side, separated with a plus (+) sign; and the direction of the reaction is shown with an arrow ($\to$) between the reactants and products. Such equations are not balanced.

Given the equation: Lead nitrate $\to$Lead oxide + Nitrogen dioxide + Oxygen

The skeletal form of the equation will be: $\underset{\mathrm{Lead}\mathrm{nitrate}}{{\mathrm{PbNO}}_3}\to \underset{\mathrm{Lead}\mathrm{oxide}}{\mathrm{PbO}}+\underset{\mathrm{Nitrogen}\mathrm{dioxide}}{{\mathrm{NO}}_2}+\underset{\mathrm{Oxygen}}{{\mathrm{O}}_2}$