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A white solid K was heated. It produced a brown gas A and another gas B which relights a glowing splint. The residue left was yellow...

A white solid K was heated. It produced a brown gas A and another gas B which relights a
glowing splint. The residue left was yellow even after cooling.
a) Identify gases A and B
b) Write a balanced chemical equation for the decomposition of solid K.

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a)A – Nitrogen (IV) oxide
B – Oxygen

sharon kalunda answered the question on May 16, 2019 at 12:14

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