Answer to Question #163383 in General Chemistry for Juliana

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Question #163383

Sodium nitrate when heated breaks down into sodium nitrate and oxygen gas

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Sodium Nitrate when heated actually breakes down into Sodium nitrite and oxygen.

The balanced equation of decomposition is given below:

2NaNO₃-----> 2NaNO₂ + O₂

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