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Potassium chlorate (KClO3) on heating forms potassium chloride and oxygen. Write a balanced equation for this reaction and indicate the evolution of gas.

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Potassium chlorate (KClO3) on heating forms potassium chloride and oxygen. Write a balanced equation for this reaction and indicate the evolution of gas.

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Solution

\[\ce{2KClO3_{(s)} ->[\Delta][MnO2] 2KCl_{(s)} + 3O2_{(g)} \uparrow}\]

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Chapter 1: Chemical Reactions and Equations - Exercise 1 [Page 30]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions and Equations
Exercise 1 | Q 27. (a) | Page 30

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