Question

Give one example for the electrical decomposition.

Answer 1

Electrical decomposition reaction:

Electrical decomposition is the decomposition of a molecule by the use of an electric current. The compound molecules undergo decomposition to give more than one product molecule.

Example of an electrical decomposition reaction:

The best example is the electrolysis of water. The Water molecule undergoes decomposition to give hydrogen and oxygen.

The reaction is given as: $$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)\to {\mathrm{H}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+\frac{1}{2}{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ \left(\mathrm{water}\right)\left(\mathrm{hydrogen}\right)\left(\mathrm{oxygen}\right) \end{gathered}$$