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Question
What happens when calcium nitrate is heated?
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Solution
Calcium nitrate, on heating, decomposes to give calcium oxide.
\[\ce{2Ca(NO3)_{2(s)} ->[\Delta] 2CaO_{(s)} + 4NO_{2(s)} + O_{2(g)}}\]
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