What do you observe when:
Copper carbonate is heated strongly.

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Solution

Decomposition reaction:
It is a reaction, when one reactant is chemically broken down into two or more parts.
Observation:
When copper carbonate(CuCO₃) is heated, it decomposed to form copper oxide (CuO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂).
CuCO₃(s) → CuO(s) + CO₂↑(g)
copper carbonate copper oxide carbon dioxide

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