chlorine dioxide be physically broken down?

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chlorine dioxide be physically broken down?

2006-09-17 15:20:28 · 3 answers · asked by samantha s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Yes. It can be 'physically' broken down. Being a compound of two highly electronegative elements, the Cl --- O bonds are not that strong. Heating chlorine dioxide to a high enough temperature (one can calculate that from the bond dissociation energy) should do the trick.

2006-09-17 18:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by Problem Child 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

physically??

not sure what you mean by physically

but there are several ways to "break down" chlorine dioxide

electrolysis, for instance, would work

2006-09-17 22:23:54 · answer #2 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

physically? then it's a no....
chemical process would do...

2006-09-17 22:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by teroy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋