alleryStart learning →Water is split by electricity into hydrogen and oxygen. This is a
Asynthesis reaction
Bdecomposition reaction
Cphysical change only
Dcombustion reaction
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. decomposition reaction
A compound breaking down into simpler substances is decomposition, the opposite of synthesis.
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