Decomposition of calcium carbonate to calcium oxide and carbon dioxide on heating is an important decomposition used in various industries.
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Decomposition reactions are used in various industrial processes to break down compounds into simpler substances. They are also important in nature for processes such as decay and nutrient recycling. In chemistry, decomposition reactions are studied to understand the behavior of substances when they are broken down.
All of the decomposition reactions in an organism taken together is called catabolism, while the synthesis reactions are called anabolism.
These are decomposition reactions.
Decomposition reactions always have one complex reactant and two or more simpler products.
anabolism
The examples of decomposition reactions are: 2NO -> N2 + O2 2KBr -> 2K + Br2 H2 + Cl2 -> 2HCl