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Which of the following is a product formed when LiClO3 decomposes?

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Answer:

LiCl and O

Step-by-step explanation:

Decomposition Reactions are those reactions in which substances are broken down to small substances. This reaction has vast applications in our daily life from nutrients cycling to the decompositionn of death bodies by microorganisms.

Taking in account LiClO₃ is some what stable compound. When heated upto 330 °C it starts to break up into Lithium Chloride and Oxygen gas as follow,

LiClO₃ → LiCl + 3/2 O₂

or,

2 LiClO₃ → 2 LiCl + 3 O₂

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