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Q. The compound which gives off oxygen on moderate heating is

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Solution:

$2 \text{HgO} \overset{\Delta }{ \rightarrow } 2 \text{Hg} + \text{O}_{2} \uparrow$
The meruric oxide is unstable and easily decomposes on heating.