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The chemical equation, KClO3 → KCl + O2, is an example of which type of reaction?

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Thermal decomposition reaction

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Potassium Chlorate is broken down into Potassium chloride and oxygen gas, as products. Moreover there is only one reactant, proving that it is a decomposition reaction.

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