Question

The decomposition of nitrogen dioxide is described by the following chemical equation:

Answer 1

Answer:

The balanced chemical equation will be "$NO_{2}+O\rightarrow NO+O_{2}$".

Explanation:

The given equation is:

$2NO_{2}\rightarrow 2NO+O_{2}$

Step 1:

$2NO_{2}\rightarrow NO+O$...(equation 1)

Step 2:

$NO_{2}+O\rightarrow NO+O_{2}$...(equation 2)

On adding "equation 1" and "equation 2", we get

⇒  $NO_{2}+NO_{2}+O\rightarrow NO+O+NO+O_{2}$

⇒  $2NO_{2}\rightarrow 2NO+O_{2}$

The second step:

⇒  $NO_{2}+O\rightarrow NO+O_{2}$