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  4. Lead nitrate on heating gives lead oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen. This reaction is known as

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Q. Lead nitrate on heating gives lead oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen. This reaction is known as

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A chemical reaction in which a single compound decomposes into two or more simpler substances is called decomposition reaction.
$\underset{\text{lead nitrate }}{2 Pb \left( NO _{3}\right)_{2}} \longrightarrow \underset{\text{lead oxide}}{2 PbO} +\underset{\text{nitrogen dioxide}}{4 NO _{2}}+ O _{2}$