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Identify the reaction type shown and describe the clues that were used to identify it.

NH4NO3 → N2O + 2H2O

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This is gonna sound horrible, I haven’t taken science for a year BUT I’m pretty sure it’s decomposition since the substance got split into 2. Is it multiple choice??
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Answer:

This chemical equation represents a decomposition reaction. This identification is based on the fact that the single reactant chemical compound breaks down into two different chemical substances that are different from the initial chemical substance.

Step-by-step explanation:

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