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Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula H2O2. It is a colorless, slightly viscous liquid that is miscible with water. In solution, its odor is faintly sharp. The molecule contains a peroxide bond (an O–O single bond), making it a relatively weak, but powerful, oxidizing agent.
Chemically, hydrogen peroxide acts as an oxidizer in many reactions and decomposes to water and oxygen. The
Industrially, hydrogen peroxide is mainly produced by the anthraquinone process and distributed in stabilized aqueous solutions.
Applications are diverse. It serves as a disinfectant and antiseptic, a bleaching agent for textiles and paper,
History notes that hydrogen peroxide was first prepared by Louis Jacques Thénard in 1818 through the acidification