Thermal Stability and Secondary Decomposition Reactions

Often safety data or material safety data sheets mention the thermal stability as an intrinsic property of a substance or mixture. In fact, this is an oversimplification of a concept that must be defined in a more comprehensive way. Basically, a substance or a mixture is thermally stable in a situation where the heat released can be removed in such a way that no temperature increase occurs. This definition 

These points will be examined in detail in the following sections. 

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