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Hydrogen peroxide, HOOH, is a powerful oxidizing agent that, in diluted form, is used as a...

Hydrogen peroxide, HOOH, is a powerful oxidizing agent that, in diluted form, is used as an antiseptic. For HOOH:

Ka = 2.5 × 10–12; Kb = 4.0 × 10–3.

(a) Is hydrogen peroxide a strong or weak acid?


(b) Is OOH a strong or weak base?


(c) What is the relationship between HOOH and OOH?


(d) Calculate the pH of 0.100 M aqueous hydrogen peroxide.

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