Question

Name the type of reaction represented below:

$\mathrm{XY}\to \mathrm{X}+\mathrm{Y}$

Answer 1

$\mathrm{XY}\to \mathrm{X}+\mathrm{Y}$ is a general representation of decomposition reaction.

• Decomposition reaction- A decomposition reaction can be defined as a chemical reaction in which one reactant breaks down into two or more products.
• In the given example silver chloride is decomposing into silver and chlorine in the presence of sunlight.
• $\underset{\mathrm{Silver}\mathrm{chloride}}{2\mathrm{AgCl}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}\stackrel{\mathrm{sunlight}}{\to }2\underset{\mathrm{Silver}}{\mathrm{Ag}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Chlorine}}{{\mathrm{Cl}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}$

Hence, the answer is a decomposition reaction.