What kind of reaction is depicted in the following equation?

Question

2H2o → 2H2 + O2

(1 point)
Responses

decomposition
decomposition

synthesis
synthesis

single replacement
single replacement

double replacement

Answer 1

The reaction depicted in the equation:

\[ 2H_2O \rightarrow 2H_2 + O_2 \]

is a decomposition reaction. In this type of reaction, a single compound (in this case, water, H₂O) breaks down into two or more simpler products (hydrogen gas, H₂, and oxygen gas, O₂).

So the correct answer is decomposition.