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Identify ‘p’, ‘q’ and ‘r’ in the following balanced reaction

pPb(NO3)2(s)HeatqPbO(s)+rNO2(g)+O2(g)\text{pPb}(\text {NO}3)2 (\text s) \xrightarrow{\text {Heat}} \text q\text{PbO(s)} + \text r \text {NO}2(\text g) + \text O2 (\text g)

options

  1. 2, 2, 4
  2. 2, 4, 2
  3. 2, 4, 4
  4. 4, 2, 2

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Answer

2, 2, 4

Reason — On heating, lead nitrate (Pb(NO3)2\text{Pb}(\text {NO}3)2) undergoes thermal decomposition, releasing brown fumes of nitrogen dioxide (NO2\text {NO}2) and colourless oxygen gas (O2\text O2). The solid residue left is yellow lead oxide (PbO\text{PbO}).

The balanced chemical equation is :

2Pb(NO3)2(s)Heat2PbO(s)+4NO2(g)+O2(g)2\text{Pb}(\text {NO}3)2 (\text s) \xrightarrow{\text{Heat}} 2\text{PbO(s)} + 4 \text {NO}2(\text g) + \text O2 (\text g)

Here,

  • p = 2
  • q = 2
  • r = 4

Thus, the coefficients are 2, 2 and 4.

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