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Magnesium peroxide is used as a slow O2 release agent in agriculture, ponds and lakes. It...

Magnesium peroxide is used as a slow O2 release agent in agriculture, ponds and lakes. It is manufactured by treating magnesium oxide or carbonate with H2O2.

(a) Write equations for these reactions,


(b) Suggest how the decomposition of magnesium peroxide depends upon pH by considering decomposition in neutral H2O, dilute acid and dilute alkali.

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