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Why decomposition of vegetable matter into compost an exothermic reactio?
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Meghna Thapar 5 years, 6 months ago

The decomposition of plant and animal organic waste by the action of microbes into useful compost is an exothermic reaction because large amount of energy is released in this process. It is different from other chemical reactions,as they need energy to break the bond. According to the circumstances mentioned in the question that, The decomposition of vegetable matter into compost is said to be exotherimic in nature...but all decomposition reactions involve the absortion of enegry ; i.e. they are endothermic. That's why it is an exothermic reaction.

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