Which kind of chemical reaction takes place when electric current is passed through fused lead Bromide?

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When electric current is passed through fused lead bromide, it leads to the decomposition or seperation of lead and bromide ions. Lead
is ionized due to propensity of loosing electrons while bromide ions are negatively charged since it is a halogen.

The reaction us as follows
PbBr2-->Pb2+ + Br-

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