Answer to Question #135519 in General Chemistry for Kabibe Alexander

Question

The way nitrates of metals decompose depeds on the position of the metal in the reactivity series. With the use of balanced equations,illustrate this statement by heat on NaNO3 and Cu(NO3)2.

(i) Heat on NaNO3

(ii) Heat on Cu(NO3)2

Answer 1

(i) 2NaNO3=2NaNO2+O2

(ii) 2Cu(NO3)2=2CuO+4NO2+O2