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When potassium nitrate is heated, it decomposes into potassium nitrite and oxygen. Write a balanced equation for this reaction and add the state symbols of the reactants and products.

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When potassium nitrate is heated, it decomposes into potassium nitrite and oxygen. Write a balanced equation for this reaction and add the state symbols of the reactants and products.

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Solution

\[\ce{2KNO3_{(s)} ->[\Delta] 2KNO2_{(s)} + O2_{(g)}}\]

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

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry Part 2 [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions and Equations
Exercise 1 | Q 32. | Page 30

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