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Hydrogen peroxide is an effective sterilizing agent. Which one of the following product results when it readily loses active oxygen?
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- Nascent Hydrogen
- Water
- Hydrogen
- Ozone
Correct Option: B
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a water molecule with an extra oxygen atom. It is very unstable and breaks down readily into water and a single oxygen molecule. So in nutshell, when Hydrogen peroxide readily loses active oxygen, Water is formed.