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Peroxides

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peroxides)

A peroxide is a compound containing an oxygen–oxygen single bond or the peroxide anion.The O-O group is called the peroxide group or peroxo group. In contrast to oxide ions, the oxygen atoms in the peroxide ion have an oxidation state of -1. (Wikipedia)

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Oxides
Hydrogen peroxide
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16-Oct-2012

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