Question

What are some examples of decomposition reactions?

Answer 1

Decomposition reaction

• A reaction in which a compound breaks into two or simpler compounds is called a Decomposition Reaction.
• The general description of a decomposition reaction is as follows:-
• $\text{XY→X+Y}$

Examples of decomposition reaction

The second example of this reaction is the decomposition of limestone.

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{CaCO}}_3\left(\mathrm{s}\right)\stackrel{∆}{\to }\mathrm{CaO}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ \left(\mathrm{Limestone}\right)(\mathrm{Quick}\mathrm{lime}) \end{gathered}$$