added, which causes an extremely rapid decomposition to oxygen and water:

This reaction is one of the exceptions to the endothermic nature of decomposition reactions.

Other reactions involving decomposition do require the input of external energy. This energy can be in the form of heat, radiation, electricity, or light. The latter being the reason some chemical compounds, such as many prescription medicines, are kept and stored in dark bottles which reduce or eliminate the possibility of light reaching them and initiating

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