State the given statement is true or false.
Statement: Mercuric oxide is reduced by thermal decomposition.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Mercury(II) oxide, a red solid, decomposes when heated to produce mercury and oxygen gas. A reaction is also considered to be a decomposition reaction even when one or more of the products are still compounds. A metal carbonate decomposes into a metal oxide and carbon dioxide gas.

$2 H g O (s) Δ ⟶ 2 H g (l) + O_{2} (g)$

Hence, the given statement is $t r u e$ .

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