What are x and y in the following reaction? x Pb _ 3 O _ 4 → yPbO +...

Lead(II,IV) oxide, also called red lead or minium or Lead tetroxide& , is the inorganic compound with the formula Pb₃O₄. A bright red or orange solid, it is used as pigment, in the manufacture of batteries, and rustproof primer paints. It is an example of a mixed valence compound

${Pb}_{3}{O}_{4}$~consists of PbO and PbO₂

Oxidation state of Pb in~PbO~is +2

and in PbO_2& is +4

When heated to 500 °C, it decomposes to lead(II) oxide and oxygen. At 580 °C, the reaction is complete

$2{Pb}_{3}{O}_{4} \to 6PbO + {O}_{2}$