Thermal decomposition is the breakdown of a compound by heating. Silver oxide (Ag2O) is relatively unstable and decomposes upon heating into silver metal and oxygen gas (2Ag2O(s) -> 4Ag(s) + O2(g)). Zinc oxide (ZnO) and Magnesium oxide (MgO) are stable oxides that do not decompose easily upon heating under normal conditions.
Which of the following compounds undergoes/undergo thermal decomposition?
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2022 · Topic: Physical and Chemical Changes, Solution (Definition and Characteristics of Chemical Changes (Chemical Reactions))
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