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When copper(II) nitrate is heated, it produces copper(II) oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and oxygen. This is an example of:
ADisplacement
BThermal decomposition
CDirect combination
DDouble displacement
✓ Correct Answer: B — Thermal decomposition
Heating a complex compound to break it down into multiple simpler substances is thermal decomposition.
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