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To decompose means to breakdown or break up. It can be used about chemical compounds. It is often used for example about materials that are wanted to breakdown, these are often called bio-degradable because they will be decomposed by natural bacteria and so disappear into the soil. On the other hand sometimes you don't want things to decompose, plastic vessels holding liquids that should not be released for example, so this type of plastic is designed not to decompose.
Decomposing can also be used for vegetable or animal tissues, after the organism is dead, this is another word for rotting.
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The release of energy when a nucleus decomposes?
Radiation
Could you heat paper in a vacuum where there is no oxygen for it to combust and melt it?
You can't burn it but you can heat the paper directly. Paper is largely cellulose; I can't actually find a citation, but it's extremely likely that it decomposes before it melts.
Is decomposes on exposure to ultra violet light a physical or chemical property of matter?
Decomposition is a chemical change, therefore, when decomposition results from exposure to ultraviolet light, that reflects a chemical property.
What type of energy is stored in food molecules?
Chemical potential energy
Why fresh egg sinks in water?
Though each egg contains a small air space, it is not usually big enough to act like a float, so the egg sinks. A bad egg will produce gases as the egg decomposes inside the shell. As these gases take on a larger volume, so the egg will float.
What does the word decomposes mean?
A dead body decomposes until only a skeleton remains.
What does it mean if the cactus decomposes?
It's dead
What does decomposes mean on homework?
Decompose - Breaking down of materials
What decomposes faster?
leaves decomposes faster
What does a reaction mean?
It means that a reaction literally decomposes For example: H2CO ------> H2 + CO
What does a displacement reaction mean?
It means that a reaction literally decomposes For example: H2CO ------> H2 + CO
What decomposes the tropical rain forests?
bacteria decomposes the rainforest
Does silver bromide decomposes by light?
Yes, it decomposes into silver and bromine
What does 'are algae producers' mean?
It Means That It Makes It's Own Food And Gets Eaten By A Consumer Or It Decomposes.
What process will not create fossil?
A dead organism decomposes in a rainforest
How does temperature affect decomposition of flesh?
hot decomposes fast and cold decomposes slower
What happens when hydrogen peroxide decomposes?
h2o2 decomposes to o2 and h2o.h2o2 is very harmful
