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Write true or false for the following statements:

On heating the crystals of lead nitrate crystals, the emission of brown fumes occurs.

True

When crystals of lead nitrate [Pb(NO3)2] is heated, it forms lead oxide. The emission of brown fumes is observed. These brown fumes are of nitrogen dioxide (NO2).


Hence, the give statement is true.


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