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double decomposition
noun
, Chemistry.
- a reaction whose result is the interchange of two parts of two substances to form two new substances, as AgNO 3 + NaCl → AgCl + NaNO 3 .
double decomposition
noun
- a chemical reaction between two compounds that results in the interchange of one part of each to form two different compounds, as in AgNO 3 + KI → AgI + KNO 3 Also calledmetathesis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of double decomposition1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
Those of muriate or sulphate of soda change the potash into a soda soap, by double decomposition.
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Under this process ammonium nitrate is produced by the double decomposition of ammonium sulphate and sodium nitrate.
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This enters into double decomposition with the salt, as shown in the first equation under the Solvay process.
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The benzoates may, in general, be easily prepared by either neutralising the acid with the base, or by double decomposition.
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The soluble chromates may all be made by direct solution of the base in the acid, or by double decomposition.
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