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You have one reactant and two elements for products. What type of reaction do you have?

Answer 1

Wyatt Adkins

The reaction would be a decomposition reaction.

When one reactant yields two or more simpler products, the reaction is called a decomposition reaction.

The generic reaction is #color(red)"A"color(blue)"B"##rarr##color(red)"A"+color(blue)"B"#.

One instance of a breakdown reaction is the electrolysis of water.

#color(red)("H"_2)color(blue)("O")("l")##rarr##color(red)("2H"_2)("g")+color(blue)("O"_2)("g")#

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Answer 2

Jeremiah Adams

There is a decomposition reaction in you.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.