Question

Is $\mathrm{Li}₂\mathrm{O}₂$ a peroxide?

Answer 1

Lithium peroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula$\mathrm{Li}₂\mathrm{O}₂$.

1. It is solid, non-hygroscopic, and white. In spacecraft, the solid has been employed to absorb CO₂ due to its high oxygen: mass and oxygen: volume ratio.
2. Hydrogen peroxide and lithium hydroxide react to produce it.
3. lithium hydroperoxide is made by this process,
4. $\mathrm{LiOH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{l}\right)\to \mathrm{LiOOH}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)$
5. Air purifiers are used when weight is considered, such as in spacecraft that capture carbon dioxide and release oxygen in the process.

Hence, the given statement is true.