{"id":165615,"date":"2024-11-12T15:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T15:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=165615"},"modified":"2024-11-12T15:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T15:03:55","slug":"which-of-the-following-are-the-products-formed-while-heating-silver-nitrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/12\/which-of-the-following-are-the-products-formed-while-heating-silver-nitrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following are the products formed while heating silver nitrate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of the following are the products formed while heating silver nitrate?<br>a. NO_2, O_2 and Ag_2<br>b. NO, O_2 and Ag<br>c. NO_2, O_2 and Ag<br>d. NO_2 and Ag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>c. NO\u2082, O\u2082 and Ag<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When silver nitrate (AgNO\u2083) is heated, it undergoes thermal decomposition, breaking down into its component elements and compounds. The chemical reaction can be represented as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2AgNO3\u200bheat\u200b2Ag+O2\u200b+2NO2\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Silver (Ag)<\/strong>: Silver nitrate decomposes to form silver metal (Ag). Silver is a stable metal and remains in its elemental form after the decomposition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oxygen (O\u2082)<\/strong>: Oxygen is released during the decomposition of silver nitrate. The nitrate ion (NO\u2083\u207b) decomposes, and oxygen is liberated in the process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nitrogen dioxide (NO\u2082)<\/strong>: Nitrogen dioxide is formed as a byproduct of the decomposition of the nitrate ion (NO\u2083\u207b). The nitrogen in silver nitrate reacts to form nitrogen dioxide (NO\u2082), which is a brown gas with a characteristic color and pungent odor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reaction Details:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Silver nitrate decomposes when heated above a certain temperature (usually around 450\u00b0C). The nitrate ion (NO\u2083\u207b) is broken down into nitrite ions (NO\u2082\u207b) and oxygen (O\u2082). The nitrite ions further decompose to produce nitrogen dioxide (NO\u2082), and the silver cation (Ag\u207a) combines with the nitrate to form silver metal (Ag).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the thermal decomposition of silver nitrate leads to the formation of <strong>silver (Ag)<\/strong>, <strong>oxygen (O\u2082)<\/strong>, and <strong>nitrogen dioxide (NO\u2082)<\/strong>, which matches option <strong>c.<\/strong> This is a classic example of a decomposition reaction, where a single reactant breaks down into multiple products under heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reactions in Detail:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AgNO3\u200bheat\u200bAg+NO2\u200b+O2\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This reaction is significant because nitrogen dioxide (NO\u2082) is a toxic gas, and silver is often recovered for industrial or laboratory use from silver nitrate through this reaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are the products formed while heating silver nitrate?a. NO_2, O_2 and Ag_2b. NO, O_2 and Agc. NO_2, O_2 and Agd. NO_2 and Ag The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is: c. NO\u2082, O\u2082 and Ag. 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