explain briefly plz
2007-03-03 10:12:21 · 5 answers · asked by sara a 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) is not so stable and prefers to decompose all by intself in water (H2O), releasing Oxygen (O) in the process.
Some people use Hydrogen Peroxide as an antiseptic. It's available from the drug store as a 3% solution in water.
Over time it all turns into water. This happens really fast if you forget and leave the lid off of the bottle.
2007-03-03 10:42:56 · answer #1 · answered by BP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
imagine of hydrogen peroxide as water with 2 oxgens. Water is HOH and hydrogen peroxide is HOOH. The molecule is volatile and decomposes to water and oxygen. The chemical equation is: 2HOOH -> 2H2O + O2 + warmth a great number of issues catalyze this decomposition, such as manganese and iron. once you placed H2O2 on a reduce, it fizzes because the hemogloblin in blood will catalyze the decomposition and oxygen bubbles variety. wish this helps.
2016-11-27 19:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When hydrogen peroxide decomposes it turns into diatomic oxygen gas (O2) and diatomic hydrogen gas (H2). The bubbles that form contain these two gases and they are being released.
2007-03-03 10:53:40 · answer #3 · answered by cookies1201 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gas released during the reaction which im pretty sure is oxygen
2007-03-03 10:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by aloha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
youre basically seperating the bond between to oxygen and the water molecule.
(H2O2 - H20(1) = 0xygen)
2007-03-03 15:55:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋