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Does the same apply to oxygen? Since it also likes to be in a diatomic form.
by morpheuskafka 5y ago
Does the same apply to oxygen? Since it also likes to be in a diatomic form.
- masklinn 5y agoThe opposite, or oxygen wouldn't be such a strong oxidiser, which implies it readily and energetically leaves its double bond behind for either single bonds (H2O) or double bonds with non-oxygen atoms (CO2).
- G3rn0ti 5y agoOh, yes. Every substance carrying a „peroxo“ in its name is usually nasty stuff. Concentrated hydrogenperoxide for example can explode creating gaseous water (aka steam) and dioxygen (aka oxygen) in the process. While O2 is a corrosive, it is quite inert under normal conditions (which is why our clothes don’t burst into flames spontaneously).
- opportune 5y agoDiatomic oxygen is less stable than many other oxygen-containing compounds like CO2 (that is why charcoal burns) but diatomic nitrogen is pretty much as stable as nitrogen can get.
- lmilcin 5y agoHydrogen peroxide at sufficient concentration can be used as rocket fuel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_peroxide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_peroxide "High-concentration H2O2 is referred to as "high-test peroxide" (HTP). It can be used either as a monopropellant (not mixed with fuel) or as the oxidizer component of a bipropellant rocket."
- jldugger 5y agoI mean, pure oxygen envs are pretty dangerous on their own, compared to pure N2.