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Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide
is a
chemical compound
with the formula . In its pure form, it is a colourless
liquid
, slightly more
viscous
than
water
; however, for safety reasons it is normally used as an
aqueous solution
. Hydrogen peroxide is the simplest
peroxide
(a compound with an oxygen–oxygen
single bond
) and finds use as a strong
oxidizer
,
bleaching
agent and
disinfectant
. Concentrated hydrogen peroxide, or "
high-test peroxide
", is a
reactive oxygen species
and has been used as a
propellant
in
rocketry
.
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