(a) Potassium chlorate (KClO3) on heating forms potassium chloride and oxygen. Write a balanced equation for this reaction and indicate the evolution of gas.(b) Rewrite the following information in the form of a balanced chemical equation:Magnesium burns in carbon dioxide to form magnesium oxide and carbon.
(a) Potassium chlorate (KClO3) on heating forms potassium chloride and oxygen.
$\ 2KClO_{3} \ ( s) \ \rightarrow \ 2KCl\ ( s) \ +\ 3O_{2} \ ( g)$
(b) Magnesium burns in carbon dioxide to form magnesium oxide and carbon.
$2Mg( s) \ +\ CO_{2}( g) \ \rightarrow \ 2MgO\ ( s) +\ C$
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