On heating lead (II) nitrate gives a brown gas “A”. The gas “A” on cooling changes to colourless solid “B”. Solid “B” on heating with NO changes to a blue solid ‘C’. Identify ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ and also write reactions involved and draw the structures of ‘B’ and ‘C’.

A is NO2 (Nitrogen dioxide)

B is N2O4 (solid colourless)


C is N2O3 (dinitrogen trioxide)


On heating lead nitrate(II) a brown gas A is produced


2Pb(NO3)2 2PbO + 4NO2 + O2


2NO2 N2O4


2NO + N2O4 2N2O3


STRUCTURE OF N2O4


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STRUCTURE OF N2O3



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