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Re: Tide

On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Jim Green wrote:

The current TV Tide laundry detergent ads talk of "Activated Hydrogen
Peroxide".

What on Earth is that???

How is H2O2 "activated"???

and

How is H2O2 kept stable as a solid???
No idea what 'activated' is/means; might mean a catalyst is added to
expedite one or more of the redox reactions H2O2 undergoes. But there are
lots of peroxides, salts and other compounds, some of which release H2O2
in water. Na2O2 to name one. Since it is not a food, they may not be
required to say specifically what's in it.

John N. Cooper, Chemistry
Bucknell University
Lewisburg PA 17837-2005
jcooper@bucknell.edu
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