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Atoms are rearranged during chemical reactions, and are not lost or gained. Chemical reactions can be represented using equations. Catalysts speed up reactions without being used up.
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Thermal decomposition
Some compounds break down when heated, forming two or more products from one reactant. This type of reaction is called thermal decomposition.
Many metal carbonates can take part in thermal decomposition reactions. For example, copper carbonate breaks down easily when it is heated:
copper carbonate → copper oxide + carbon dioxide
CuCO3 → CuO + CO2
Copper carbonate is green and copper oxide is black. You can see a colour change from green to black during the reaction. The carbon dioxide produced can be detected using limewater, which turns milky.
Green copper carbonate is heated in a test tube. It changes to black copper oxide and gives off carbon dioxide gas.
Copper carbonate is easily decomposed by heating
Other metal carbonates decompose in the same way. Here are the equations that represent the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate:
calcium carbonate → calcium oxide + carbon dioxide
CaCO3 → CaO + CO2
Thermal decomposition is an example of an endothermic reaction, a reaction that gains energy from the surroundings. This is why thermal energy must be supplied constantly for the reaction to keep going. Note that some other reactions are exothermic reactions – they give out energy to their surroundings.
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