Friday, August 5, 2011

What conditions should hydrogen peroxide be stored?

Many different materials can catalyze the breakdown of H2O2. (If your dropper is not clean, you may find bubbles of oxygen forming in the dropper) However, high temperature alone can cause sufficient pressure to build up because of released oxygen to explode a glass container. For this reason, hydrogen peroxide is usually purchased in plastic bottles which often have a venting cap to allow gas to escape. Under what conditions should hydrogen peroxide be stored.

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