Why is H2O2 named hydrogen peroxide? - Chemistry Stack …
Jun 10, 2016 · The structure of $\ce {H2O2}$ is $\ce {H-O-O-H}$, and an $\ce {- O-O -}$ functional group is called a peroxide, by definition. The peroxide functional group is attached to …
How does KI catalyze the reaction with H2O2? - Chemistry Stack …
Feb 14, 2023 · The equations $ (1)$ and $ (21)$ shows that $\ce {H2O2}$ can undergo spontaneous self-oxidation-reduction, and is therefore, thermodynamically unstable. …
redox - Half equations for H2O2 for its reducing and oxidising …
May 1, 2014 · Is there a complete list of all the half equations for $\ce {H2O2}$ - both oxidation and reduction, in acidic and alkaline conditions? I've looked on the internet but can't seem to …
acid base - When does hydrogen peroxide act as a reducing and …
Jan 16, 2017 · In basic medium: $\ce {H2O2 + 2e- -> 2OH-}$ I was unable to find any pattern in all of the reactions I studied above (except for potassium ferrocyanide, for which the medium …
decomposition - Why and how does hydrogen peroxide …
May 27, 2019 · When exposed to UV light, hydrogen peroxide decomposes into $\\ce{H2O}$ and $\\ce{O}$. Why does this happen and more importantly how? Is the energy from light absorbed …
Does H2O2 break down into H2O - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Sep 4, 2015 · In hydroponics, Hydrogen Peroxide is used to sanitise nutrient solution from pathogens. Allegedly it does not take sides, oxidising aerobic as well as anaerobic, including …
Reaction of hydrogen peroxide with sodium carbonate
May 25, 2020 · The impossibility of a reaction producing simultaneously $\ce {Na_2O_2, H_2O_2}$ and $\ce {CO_2}$ can be proved by the following arguments, drawn from the Merck …
solutions - Why should hydrogen peroxide be added to sulfuric …
Aug 8, 2021 · When preparing aqueous solutions of sulfuric acid through dilution of the pure acid, it is well known that we should add acid to water and never the reverse. To prepare a solution …
catalysis - What is the "mechanism" of the decomposition of …
Feb 3, 2020 · Below is one way to write it that shows what the enzyme does and avoids the uncertainty of the details: $$\ce {E + H2O2 -> E-O + H2O}\tag {1}$$ $$\ce {E-O + H2O2 -> E …
Mechanism for reductive and oxidative "ozonide" workup
Sep 8, 2024 · So, to summarise for the both the reductive and oxidative workups, the role of water is to perform hydrolysis on the ozonide and then either Zn or H2O2 is used for the …