Question

2KNO2—> 2KNO2+O2 reaction type

Answer 1

The reaction is a decomposition…

`2KNO_3 \longrightarrow 2KNO_2 + O_2\\`

… because one substance is forming two other substances.

`\text{2K}\stackrel{\hbox{+5}}{\hbox{N}} \stackrel{\hbox{-2}}{\hbox{ O}}_3 \longrightarrow \text{2K}\stackrel{\hbox{+3}}{\hbox{N}}\text{O}_2 + \stackrel{\hbox{0}}{\hbox{O}}_2\\`

It is also a reduction-oxidation reaction because the oxidation number of N decreases from +5 to +3 and the oxidation number of O increases from -2 to 0.