Question

2 H2O2-> 2H20+02

2. What are the reactants in this reaction?
3. What are the products in this reaction?
4. What happened in this particular reaction? What happens in general decomposition reaction?

Answer 1

This reaction is of the spontaneous decomposition of hydrogen peroxide down into water and oxygen. Add 2 molecules of hydrogen peroxide and 2 molecules of water. Since oxygen is naturally diatomic, the total number of atoms of each element is now the same on both sides of the equation so it is balanced.

3]Explanation: This reaction is of the spontaneous decomposition of hydrogen peroxide down into water and oxygen. Add 2 molecules of hydrogen peroxide and 2 molecules of water. Since oxygen is naturally diatomic, the total number of atoms of each element is now the same on both sides of the equation so it is balanced.

4]Two moles of hydrogen peroxide H2O2 decomposes to produce two moles of water H2O and one mole of oxygen gas O2(g) , which then bubbles off