Hydrogen peroxide is an easy-to-use disinfectant and stain remover, best known for the bubbles it produces while cleaning. Naturally, it can be confusing and concerning when you splash some hydrogen ...

The question of whether water can form hydrogen peroxide should be answered by thermodynamics (see C&EN, June 13, 2022, page 3). If a reaction is possible (spontaneous), then the change in the Gibbs ...