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What kind of a chemical reaction happens when hydrogen peroxide can break apart to form water and oxygen gas?
That would be a decomposition reaction. The equation for it would be: 2H2O --> 2H2 + O2 The process called electrolysis will do this.
What would happen if platinum was added to hydrogen peroxide solution?
The platinum acts as catalyst and causes the hydrogen peroxide to decompose into water and oxygen.
Why is oxygen gas produced from the decomposition of H2O2 and not hydrogen gas?
Hydrogen has a much lower attraction for electrons than oxygen does (or in more technical terms, oxygen has a much higher electronegativity). So when hydrogen gives up an electron to oxygen, it creates a strong chemical bond (although not an ionic bond; hydrogen's electronegativity is too high for that). When hydrogen peroxide gives up excess oxygen, the hydrogen remains bonded to the remaining oxygen (since hydrogen peroxide becomes water, H2O). If instead the hydrogen peroxide were to give up hydrogen, you would lose the powerful bond between hydrogen and oxygen, and all you would get in exchange would be a much weaker bond between hydrogen atoms and other hydrogen atoms, in the diatomic hydrogen molecule. Chemical reactions move in the direction of the strongest available bonds.
What type of microbe would potentially be destroyed by the use of hydrogen peroxide aerobic or anerobic?
Anaerobic. They do not grow in the presence of oxygen, and hydrogen peroxide releases oxygen.
Can hydrogen peroxide be used to whiten cloth diapers?
Yes, though bleach would probably be better. (Don't leave the hydrogen peroxide on the diaper, rinse it off).
What is the substrate of catalase?
A substrate is a substance in which an enzyme reacts. The substrate for catalase would be hydrogen peroxide otherwise known as H2O2.
What kind of a chemical reaction happens when hydrogen peroxide can break apart to form water and oxygen gas?
That would be a decomposition reaction. The equation for it would be: 2H2O --> 2H2 + O2 The process called electrolysis will do this.
Does hydrogen peroxide remove oil?
No, hydrogen peroxide would not remove oil. Hydrogen peroxide is an oxidizing agent, which allows it to bleach certain stains. However, the removal of oil would require a surfactant/detergent.
How would you abbreviate hydrogen peroxide?
H2O2
What would happen if platinum was added to hydrogen peroxide solution?
The platinum acts as catalyst and causes the hydrogen peroxide to decompose into water and oxygen.
Why is oxygen gas produced from the decomposition of H2O2 and not hydrogen gas?
Hydrogen has a much lower attraction for electrons than oxygen does (or in more technical terms, oxygen has a much higher electronegativity). So when hydrogen gives up an electron to oxygen, it creates a strong chemical bond (although not an ionic bond; hydrogen's electronegativity is too high for that). When hydrogen peroxide gives up excess oxygen, the hydrogen remains bonded to the remaining oxygen (since hydrogen peroxide becomes water, H2O). If instead the hydrogen peroxide were to give up hydrogen, you would lose the powerful bond between hydrogen and oxygen, and all you would get in exchange would be a much weaker bond between hydrogen atoms and other hydrogen atoms, in the diatomic hydrogen molecule. Chemical reactions move in the direction of the strongest available bonds.
What do you get when you combine acetone and hydrogen peroxide?
The acetone and hydrogen peroxide would react with each other to make the high explosive acetone peroxide. An acid such as hydrochloric is commonly used in the synthesis of acetone peroxide, which speeds up the formation if it.
Is 2H2O O2 synthetic or degradative reaction?
An example of spontaneous decomposition is that of hydrogen peroxide, which will slowly decompose into water and oxygen: : 2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2 thus it would be a degradative reaction
What type of microbe would potentially be destroyed by the use of hydrogen peroxide aerobic or anerobic?
Anaerobic. They do not grow in the presence of oxygen, and hydrogen peroxide releases oxygen.
How is the formula for water different than the formula for hydrogen peroxide?
Water is H2O. Hydrogen peroxide is H2O2. Hydrogen peroxide has one more oxygen atom per molecule than water. The extra oxygen is what makes it a peroxide. "Hydrogen oxide" would be water. The extra oxygen also makes hydrogen peroxide much more reactive than water due to the unstable oxygen-oxygen bond.
What percent of hydrogen in hydrogen peroxide?
The formula is H2O2 so in pure hydrogen peroxide it would be 50 mole %. As the molecular weight is 34 it would be 2/34 x 100 = 5.9 weight % (1 decimal place).
Why would drugstores sell hydrogen peroxide with stabilizers that are less safe for the consumer than the safer more pure food grade hydrogen peroxide?
They want the money.
