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Question
Give the name of a soluble lead salt and write the equation for the action of heat on this salt.
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Solution
Lead nitrate is a soluble salt. On heating lead nitrate, the following reaction occurs:
\[\ce{2Pb(NO3)2_{(s)} ->[\Delta] 2PbO_{(s)} + 4NO2_{(g)} + O2_{(g)}}\]
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