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Download Solution PDFThe INCORRECT statement is:
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Lithium nitrate decomposes into its oxide on heating. Upon thermal decomposition, LiNO3 gives lithium oxide (Li2 O), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and oxygen (O2). LiNO3 on heating gives reddish-brown fumes of NO2.
\(4{\rm{LiN}}{{\rm{O}}_3}\mathop \to \limits^{\rm{\Delta }} 2{\rm{L}}{{\rm{i}}_2}{\rm{O}} + 4{\rm{N}}{{\rm{O}}_2} + {{\rm{O}}_2}\)
Other groups of nitrates decompose differently, forming the nitrate salt and oxygen. Because of its relatively small size, the lithium cation is very polarizing, which favors the formation of the oxide.
The other statements are true about lithium.
Hence the option (c) is correct.Last updated on Jul 11, 2025
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