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H2O2, this compounds molecular
weight is 34.02g/mol; it is a colorless, rather unstable oxidant with a bitter
taste and caustic to the skin. Hydrogen peroxide will decompose, liberating
oxygen. Pure hydrogen peroxide is stable, but the slightest impurity will
enhance decomposition, often violently. Concentrated solutions of hydrogen
peroxide are highly corrosive and toxic. H2O2 is used as
bleach, deodorizer, and in the manufacturing of rocket fuel. The hydrogen
peroxide in your bathroom is approximately 3 percent in water. In the atmosphere
this is probably one of the oxidizers for sulfur dioxide in cloud water droplets
that produces sulfuric acid, a major component in acid rain.
[Science; v 262; p
1883-1886; 1993] [Science; v 260; p 71-73; 1993.]
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