NO. It is a balck-brown solid in room temperature.
Oxygen gas is produced when manganese dioxide and hydrogen peroxide are mixed. This reaction occurs as the manganese dioxide acts as a catalyst to decompose the hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen gas.
Manganese dioxide acts as a catalyst in the reaction, facilitating the decomposition of potassium chlorate into potassium chloride and oxygen gas. Manganese dioxide lowers the activation energy required for the reaction to occur, making the process more efficient and accelerating the release of oxygen gas.
When bleaching powder (calcium hypochlorite) reacts with manganese dioxide, it produces chlorine gas, calcium chloride, and manganese chloride. This reaction is often used in laboratory settings and industrial processes to generate chlorine gas.
The manganese dioxide is an inorganic compound.
Carbon monoxide is a reducing agent commonly used to obtain manganese from manganese dioxide. When heated with manganese dioxide, carbon monoxide reduces the dioxide to yield manganese and carbon dioxide.
Zinc + Manganese Dioxide → Zinc Oxide + Manganese Oxide
Manganese dioxide (MnO2) contains the elements manganese and oxygen.
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
This compound is the manganese dioxide, MnO2.
Manganese dioxide acts as a depolarizer in a dry cell battery, converting hydrogen gas that forms on the negative electrode back into water. This helps to maintain a constant voltage and prevent the cell from losing efficiency.
The manganese dioxide is a catalyst which speeds up the break down of the H2O2 (Hydrogen Peroxide) to release the O2.
= Manganese and Water