The best I can describe it is kind of a zig-zag shape: H-O-O-H, but with the H-O bonds coming off at an angle instead of in a straight line like that. There is (nearly) free rotation about the O-O bond.
Picture URL is in the related link.
Chat with our AI personalities
Hydrogen peroxide is H2O2 For more information see related link.
The compound name for H2O2 is hydrogen peroxide.
The chemical formula for hydrogen peroxide is H2O2.
PH3: Trigonal pyramidal CH4: Tetrahedral HClO: Bent N2: Linear CH3NH2: Trigonal pyramidal H2CO: Trigonal planar C2H2: Linear CH3Cl: Tetrahedral HCOOH: Bent HCN: Linear H2O2: Bent
The balanced chemical equation for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into water (H2O) and oxygen gas (O2) is: 2 H2O2 → 2 H2O + O2.