Tag: hydrogen peroxide
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Why can hydrogen peroxide act as both an oxidising agent and a reducing agent?
Hydrogen peroxide has the ability to gain or lose electrons, as its oxygen atoms are in the -1 oxidation state. By gaining electrons they can go to the -2 oxidation state, and by losing electrons they can go to the zero oxidation state (the element) When someting acts as an oxidising agent is gains electrons…
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How is the volume measurement of hydrogen peroxide related to its molarity?
May 21st, 2007 Hydrogen peroxide decomposes according to the equation: 2H2O2 –> 2H2O + O2 If you start with 100 volume H2O2 then 1 dm3 of solution will release 100 dm3 oxygen (at RTP) This means that 1 litre of H2O2 solution releases 100/24 moles of oxygen and as 2 moles of H2O2 decompose to…