actions of heat on:

METALS OXIDES METALS HYDROXIDES CARBONATES NITRATES

K oxides of these K these metal no change when heated,

metals are hydroxides are the produce
stable to heat. stable to heat metal nitrate
Na they dont Na and oxygen

decompose on metal nitrate =

strong heating. metal nitrate +
they can oxygen

reduced by
electrolysis. 1. 2KNO =
2KNO2 + O2
Ca Ca these metal metal when heated
hydroxides carbonate on they give metal
decompose on heating oxide, nitrogen
Mg Mg heating to produce metal dioxide and
metal oxide and oxide and oxygen

water vapour carbon dioxide

Al Al 1. metal nitrate
1. metal 1. metal = metal
hydroxide = carbonate = oxide +
metal oxide metal oxide nitrogen
Zn these metal Zn + water + carbon dioxide +
oxides are vapour.
dioxide
oxygen

reduced/ 2. Mg(OH)2 = 2. MgCO3 = 2. 2Ca(NO3)2

Fe separated by Fe MgO + H2O
MgO + CO2
= 2CaO +
coke (c), CO 3. Ca(OH)2 = 3. 2Al2(CO3)3 4NO2 + O2
and H2.
CaO + H2O = 2Al2O3 +
Pb Pb 6CO2
1. ZnO + C =
Zn + CO

2. ZnO + CO =
Cu Zn + CO2 Cu

Hg these metal Hg metal when heated when heated,

oxides hydroxide = they give metal, they give metal,
decoompose metal + oxygen carbon dioxide nitrogen dioxide
Ag on heating to Ag + water vapour & oxygen
and oxygen.

form metal and

oxygen.
1. metal 1. metal nitrate
Au Au carbonate = = metal +
1. metal oxide metal + nitrogen
= metal + carbon dioxide +
oxygen
dioxide + oxygen

2. 2Ag2O = oxygen
2. 2AgNO3 =
4Ag + O2 2. 2Hg2CO3 = 2Ag + 2NO2
4Hg + + O2
2CO2 +O2