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Question
Decomposition brought about by heat is known as thermal decomposition. What is the difference between thermal dissociation and thermal decomposition?
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Solution
A decomposition reaction brought about by heat is known as thermal decomposition.
\[\ce{2HgO_(_s_) ->[\Delta] 2Hg_(_s_) + O2_(_g_)}\]
A simultaneous reversible decomposition reaction brought about only by heat is thermal dissociation.
NH4Cl ⇋ NH3 +HCl
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