Key term for OCR GCSE Chemistry B, used in Separation Techniques.
The breaking down of a chemical substance into simpler substances by the action of heat.
Thermal decomposition appears in OCR GCSE Chemistry B revision content for Practical skills, especially Separation Techniques and Apparatus and techniques.
Practical skills
Separation Techniques • Apparatus and techniques
Making useful chemicals
Useful acid products • Making salts
Chemical analysis
Separation and purity • Separation processes
Chemicals of the natural environment
Crude oil and hydrocarbons • Cracking
Chemical patterns
Chemical equations • State symbols
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