On heating, lead(II) nitrate gives a brown gas (A). The gas (A) on cooling changes to a colourless solid/liquid (B). (B) on heating with NO changes to a blue solid (C). The oxidation number of nitroge

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On heating, lead(II) nitrate gives a brown gas (A). The gas (A) on cooling changes to a colourless solid/liquid (B). (B) on heating with NO changes to a blue solid (C). The oxidation number of nitrogen in solid (C) is:

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Step 1: Lead(II) nitrate on heating:

Brown gas A =  (brown)

Step 2:  on cooling:

Colourless solid/liquid B =

Step 3:  + NO → blue solid C:

Blue solid C =

Oxidation state of N in :

Answer: Option (3) — +3

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