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- From: xenon@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
- Newsgroups: sci.chem
- Subject: Re: Frozen H2O2
- Summary: ka-boom
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.190743.2602@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 00:07:42 GMT
- Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club
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- In article <1992Nov16.095057.3646@news.acns.nwu.edu>, dmeier@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
- (Douglas Meier) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov15.083654.10497@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com
- >(bill nelson) writes:
- >
- >>H2O2 is not relatively safe - when pure.
- >
- > Concerning H202 reacting with organic substances (ex. my skin).
- >
- > What is the reaction here? Namely what gas is given off and what is the
- > effect on the organic material?
- >
- > Thanks in advance.
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- The reaction is oxidation. Water vapor and carbon dioxide are given
- off.
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