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  2. Organization: Penn State University
  3. Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:27:10 EST
  4. From: Ted West <TRW108@psuvm.psu.edu>
  5. Message-ID: <92328.222710TRW108@psuvm.psu.edu>
  6. Newsgroups: sci.chem
  7. Subject: H2O2, again...
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  10. I've heard that hydrogen peroxide is not all that good at DISINFECTING a
  11. wound, but that it is good for CLEANING it.  This is the logic:
  12. Dirt (and whatever else is in the wound - blood???) catalyzes the reaction:
  13.    2 H2O2 --> 2 H2O + H2 (gas).
  14. The hydrogen gas product then carries the dirt, etc. to the surface
  15. of the wound where it is then washed away.
  16. _______________________________________________________________________________
  17. TED WEST                                                      What's a 'fubar'?
  18. TRW108 @ PSUVM.BITNET                                              814-862-7589
  19. west @ fubar.bk.psu.edu                                        617 Mifflin Hall
  20. trw108 @ psuvm.psu.edu                                University Park, PA 16802
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