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On heating NaNO3 gives-


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Heating NaNO3:

  • Decomposition reactions are reactions in which chemical species break up into simpler parts.
  • On heating, sodium nitrate (NaNO3) undergoes a decomposition reaction and gives Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) and Oxygen (O2) as its product.

2NaNO3(s)Sodiumnitrate2NaNO2(s)Sodiumnitrite+O2(g)Oxygen

Therefore, On heating NaNO3 gives Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) and Oxygen (O2).


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