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    Dec 19, 2006, 04:51 PM
    How do we know it is a decomposition reaction?
    Please explain your answer ;) thankz for your help

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    How do we know it is a decompositon reaction? :confused:
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    Dec 19, 2006, 07:19 PM
    A decomposition reaction can be summarised as

    AB --> A + B

    Or

    ABC --> AB + C

    You get the idea... in both cases the compound is decomposing into it's constituent parts

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