double decomposition

double decomposition

noun Chemistry.
a reaction whose result is the interchange of two parts of two substances to form two new substances, as AgNO3 + NaCl → AgCl + NaNO3.
Also called metathesis.


Origin:
1865–70
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Double decomposition is always a great word to know.
So is alcohol. Does it mean:
any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and ?OH a hydroxyl group
having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule, or noting a carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups
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double decomposition
 
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Also called: metathesis a chemical reaction between two compounds that results in the interchange of one part of each to form two different compounds, as in AgNO3 + KI → AgI + KNO3

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