Give balanced equation for the action of heat on hypochlorous acid

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Thermal decomposition:
It is a decomposition reaction brought about by heat.
The decomposition of hypochlorous acid( $HClO$ ) to produce hydrogen chloride( $HCl$ ) and chloric acid( ${HClO}_{3}$ ).
$\underset{hypochlorous acid}{3 HClO (aq)} \overset{∆}{\to} \underset{hydrochloric acid}{2 HCl (aq)} + \underset{chloric acid}{{HClO}_{3} (aq)}$

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