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- https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Westminster_College/CHE_180_-_Inorganic_Chemistry/12%3A_Chapter_12_-_Hydrogen/12.1%3A_Chemistry_of_Hydrogen_(Z%3D1)/Hydrogen_PeroxideIt is commonly used (in concentrations typically around 5%) to bleach human hair, hence the phrases "peroxide blonde" and "bottle blonde". It burns the skin upon contact in sufficient concentration. H...It is commonly used (in concentrations typically around 5%) to bleach human hair, hence the phrases "peroxide blonde" and "bottle blonde". It burns the skin upon contact in sufficient concentration. H 2 O 2 is produced by a combination of electrolysis of sulfuric acid and subsequent hydrolysis of the resulting peroxo-disulfuric acid: H 2 S 2 O 8 + H 2 H 2 S 2 O 8 + 2 H 2 O H 2 O 2 2 H 2 SO 4
- https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Inorganic_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_and_Websites_(Inorganic_Chemistry)/Descriptive_Chemistry/Elements_Organized_by_Block/1_s-Block_Elements/Group__1%3A_The_Alkali_Metals/Z001_Chemistry_of_Hydrogen_(Z1)/Hydrogen_PeroxideIt is commonly used (in concentrations typically around 5%) to bleach human hair, hence the phrases "peroxide blonde" and "bottle blonde". It burns the skin upon contact in sufficient concentration. H...It is commonly used (in concentrations typically around 5%) to bleach human hair, hence the phrases "peroxide blonde" and "bottle blonde". It burns the skin upon contact in sufficient concentration. H 2 O 2 is produced by a combination of electrolysis of sulfuric acid and subsequent hydrolysis of the resulting peroxo-disulfuric acid: H 2 S 2 O 8 + 2 H 2 O H 2 O 2 2 H 2 SO 4 However, at room temperature the rate of decomposition is very low, so that pure H 2 O 2 is stable (metastable).