Saturday, 17 December 2016

stability - Why don't decomposition reactions form pure elements as products?


For example, if I had a reaction like this:


$$ \ce{NaHCO3 -> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2} $$



  • Why does it not break down all the way down to its elements?

  • What makes it form such "intermediate" products, stopping at water, carbon dioxide, etc.?




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