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chemical decomposition
A reaction in which a chemical compound is split up into its elements or simpler compounds. Heat, or light of a suitable wavelength, will decompose many compounds, and some decompose spontaneously. Ionic compounds may be decomposed by electrolysis. Double decomposition is a reaction of the type
AC + BDin which radicals are exchanged.AD + BC
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