Identify the products formed during the preparation of oxygen when hydrogen peroxide is decomposed by manganese dioxide?
A
Water and oxygen
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B
Hydrogen and water
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C
Sulphur dioxide and oxygen
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D
Water and nitrogen dioxide
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Solution
The correct option is A Water and oxygen Hydrogen peroxide undergoes decomposition reaction under the action of manganese dioxide. This meethod is widely used in the laboratory preparation of oxygen. 2H2O2(aq)MnO2−−−→2H2O(l)+O2(g)