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The nitrate which on thermal decomposition leaves behind a residue which is yellow when hot and white when cold:
(a) Lead nitrate
(b) Ammonium nitrate
(c) Copper nitrate
(d) Zinc nitrate
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(d) Zinc nitrate
Explanation:
On heating, zinc nitrate decomposes to form zinc oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and oxygen.
2\mathrm{Zn(NO_3)_2} \xrightarrow{\Delta} 2\mathrm{ZnO} + 4\mathrm{NO_2} + \mathrm{O_2}The solid residue is zinc oxide (ZnO), which is yellow when hot and white when cold.
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