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Question
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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