catalyst

  • decomposition of peroxide
  • process of this reaction happens as we speak, very very slowly (pilling holds bottle of hydrogen peroxide)
  • to store it put in the fridge (lowers temperature, lowers rate of reaction -> converse is true, higher temperature, higher rate of reaction)
  • you can buy hydrogen peroxide in chemist! (6%, we have 36% - which is corrosive
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  • the activation energy for this reaction is quite high, as it reacts very slowly even in room temperature.