What is Thermal decomposition?
'''Thermal decomposition''' is a [[process]] that causes a [[chemical compound]] to [[wikt:break down|break down]] into [[wikt:simple|simple]]r [[chemical compound]]s or [[chemical element|element]]s under heat.<ref>Kerry K. Karukstis; Gerald R. Van Hecke, ''Chemistry Connections: The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena'' (Boston: Academic Press, 2003), p. 63</ref> == Related pages == * [[Cracking (chemistry)]] == References == {{reflist}} {{chem-stub}} [[Category:Chemical processes]]