What happens during a decomposition reaction?

Answer 1

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Well first bacteria in the ground begins rotting and breaking down the body's tissue.

Then it gets past the skin tissues and starts breaking down the dead blood cells and body fat to get to the soft internal organs and does the same until it's all gone... that could take months to a year at the most.

Answer:

Decomposition is the breaking down of thins such as a fruit,toy and even rubbers.

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Decomposition can be of two types, biological dec,postion or chemiscal decomposition:

Biological Decomposition

Decomposition is a process of limited aesthetic appeal but immense interest to forensic investigators, entomologists, ecologists and others. The process is complex involving successive colonization by various insects, fungi, and bacteria. The processes at work occur both from the outside in and the inside out.

These are several corpse farms in the US where bodies are studied in various exposures and significant work has been done with pigs (see link). In cemeteries, the California Water Board indicates total time for decomposition can take up to ten years. In humid, hot jungles complete decomposition (down to just bones) can be a few days.

Chemical Decomposition:

Cemicals can decompose spontaneously or under the influence of heat to produce simpler compounds.

Pyrolysis such as destructive themal decomposition of wood can form alcohols and other organics, hydogen peroxide decomposes with time to produce oxygen and water.

Answer 2

Answer:

Well first bacteria in the ground begins rotting and breaking down the body's tissue.

Then it gets past the skin tissues and starts breaking down the dead blood cells and body fat to get to the soft internal organs and does the same until it's all gone... that could take months to a year at the most.

Answer:

Decomposition is the breaking down of thins such as a fruit,toy and even rubbers.

Answer:

Decomposition can be of two types, biological dec,postion or chemiscal decomposition:

Biological Decomposition

Decomposition is a process of limited aesthetic appeal but immense interest to forensic investigators, entomologists, ecologists and others. The process is complex involving successive colonization by various insects, fungi, and bacteria. The processes at work occur both from the outside in and the inside out.

These are several corpse farms in the US where bodies are studied in various exposures and significant work has been done with pigs (see link). In cemeteries, the California Water Board indicates total time for decomposition can take up to ten years. In humid, hot jungles complete decomposition (down to just bones) can be a few days.

Chemical Decomposition:

Cemicals can decompose spontaneously or under the influence of heat to produce simpler compounds.

Pyrolysis such as destructive themal decomposition of wood can form alcohols and other organics, hydogen peroxide decomposes with time to produce oxygen and water.

Answer 3

The process of decomposition of an electrolyte, by passing an electric current from an outside source through it, is known as electrolysis. For example, when an electric current is passed through acidified water, water is decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen.

Answer 4

It decomposes, or it breaks down into tiny peices and becomes part of the soil.