Hydrogen Glowing Splint
Chemistry……………………Help?
A test tube is filled about a third of the tube with Hydrogen peroxide solution. A small amount of MnO2 is added to the Hydrogen peroxide. MnO2 acts as a catalyst that speeds up the decomposition of the Hydrogen peroxide. MnO2 does not appear in the balanced equation for this reaction. When the MnO2 is added the solution bubbles. The gas that is produced looks smoky and causes the glowing splint to burst into flames. There are two products in this reaction. One is the most common liquid on earth (H2O) and the other caused the glowing splint to burst into flames. What is this second product.
Oxygen, O2
Oxygen Gas Collection
Categories: Hydrogen