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When two molecules of hydrogen peroxide break down, one molecule of water and one molecule of diatomic oxygen are produced.
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What are the products in hydrogen peroxide when it is broken down by catalase?
Water & oxygen.
What happens to hydrogen peroxide in the body?
It gets rapidly broken down into oxygen and water by the enzyme peroxidase.
How should you dispose of hydrogen Peroxide?
Hydrogen peroxide will not damage your plumbing, so you are free to pour it down the drain.
Can an apple break down hydrogen peroxide?
Yes it can. I did it in science class just today, and it works. It happens slowly but it does break down hydrogen peroxide.
Why does hydrogen peroxide foam when you put it on a cut?
There is an enzyme in your body that breaks hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2). These are gases that form bubbles in the water from the hydrogen peroxide and fluids from your body. The idea is that this cleans wounds by getting under the dirt and other particles before being broken down. Then the bubbles lift the dirt and grime out of the wound to wash them away easier.
What is hydrogen peroxide broken down into?
Hydrogen peroxide spontaneously decomposes into water and oxygen.
What gas is given off when hydrogen peroxide is chemically broken down?
oxygen
How can you see that hydrogen peroxide is being broken down?
You will see bubles.
What are the products in hydrogen peroxide when it is broken down by catalase?
Water & oxygen.
What is produced during the the breaking down of hydrogen peroxide?
water + oxygen
Which organelle can convert hydrogen peroxide into two harmless products?
Catalase is an enzyme produced by the liver which can break down hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water...Does that answer your question?
Does liver contain an enzyme which breaks down H2o2?
H2O2 (Hydrogen Peroxide) is broken down by Catalase [an enzyme of the Peroxidase family], produced by every living animal cell. So yes.
How is hydrogen peroxide broken down?
Peroxisomes are organelles that has an enzyme called catalase. This enzyme breaks down a harmful substance like hydrogen peroxide in cells to convert it into oxygen and water, which are harmless products.
What happens to hydrogen peroxide in the body?
It gets rapidly broken down into oxygen and water by the enzyme peroxidase.
Why does Hydrogen peroxide need to be broken down?
Hydrogen peroxide is a harmful by-product of many normal metabolic processes: to prevent damage, it must be quickly converted into other, less dangerous substances.
Why are bubbles produced when hydrogen peroxide reacts with catalase?
oxygen. catalase is an enzyme that breaks hydrogen peroxide down to form water and oxygen.
What is hydrogen peroxidase?
It is an enzyme that breaks down Hydrogen Peroxide.
