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hydrogen peroxide
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chemical compound
OverviewAI-generated
Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula H₂O₂. It has a molecular mass of 34.005 and a density of 1.39. The substance exhibits a melting point of -0.432 and a boiling point of 150.2. Its vapor pressure is 5, and it possesses an ionization energy of 10.54. The pKa value is 11.75, while the standard enthalpy of formation is -136.11 and the standard molar entropy is 109.6.
Physical properties include a kinematic viscosity of 1.245 and an electric dipole moment of 1.573. The compound has an xlogp of -0.9 and a topological polar surface area of 40.5. It contains two hydrogen bond donors and two hydrogen bond acceptors, with a charge of 0. Safety data indicates a time-weighted average exposure limit of 1.4 and an immediately dangerous to life or health level of 104.25.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- H2O2
- Molecular weight
- 34.015 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- hydrogen peroxide
- SMILES
- OO
- InChIKey
- MHAJPDPJQMAIIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.9
- Polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
119,081 papers- Hydrogen peroxide.ReviewIARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1999
- Detection of hydrogen peroxide.ReviewAnalytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry · 2022Uematsu KDOI: 10.1007/s44211-022-00052-3
- Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)): a review of its use in surgery.ReviewWiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2019Urban MV, Rath T, Radtke CDOI: 10.1007/s10354-017-0610-2
- Hydrogen peroxide signalling.ReviewCurrent opinion in plant biology · 2002Neill S, Desikan R, Hancock JDOI: 10.1016/s1369-5266(02)00282-0
- Hydrogen Peroxide: A Ubiquitous Component of Beverages and Food.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Sadowska-Bartosz I, Bartosz GDOI: 10.3390/ijms26073397
- Hydrogen peroxide mouthwash.British dental journal · 2020Saravanamuttu RDOI: 10.1038/s41415-020-1643-2
- Hydrogen peroxide 40% (Eskata) for seborrheic keratoses.ReviewThe Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics · 2018
- [The hydrogen peroxide paradox].ReviewOrvosi hetilap · 2006Góth L
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Encyclopedic overview
Names
IUPAC name Hydrogen peroxide
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