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Question
Give reason for the following:
Electrolytic decomposition of water is a reaction involving change of state.
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Solution
Electrolysis of water is the decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen due to the passage of electric current through it.
\[\ce{2H2O(l)->[Electric Current] 2H2 (g) + O2 (g)}\]
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