What is a peroxide linkage?

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anor277
Sep 5, 2017

Well a peroxide is an O−O linkage.......

Explanation:

Of which the simplest compound is H−O−O−H, hydrogen peroxide. Oxygen is here in a −IO instead of its usual −IIO or 0O oxidation states.

And super-oxide is contains the O−2 ion, −O−.O, with formal oxidation states of −IO and 0O.

When superoxide salts react with water they undergo disproportionation to give water, and oxygen gas....and firefighters (for instance) use this as a portable oxygen supply.....

4O−2+2H2O→3O2(g)↑⏐+4HO−

Superoxide is commonly supplied as its potassium salt, K+O−2, potassium superoxide.

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