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Potassium peroxide

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Formula
  
K2O2

Melting point
  
490 °C

Molar mass
  
110.196 g/mol

Appearance
  
yellow amorphous solid

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Potassium peroxide is an inorganic compound with the molecular formula K2O2. It is formed as potassium reacts with oxygen in the air, along with potassium oxide (K2O) and potassium superoxide (KO2).

Potassium peroxide reacts with water to form potassium hydroxide and oxygen:

2 K2O2 + 2 H2O → 4 KOH + O2

References

Potassium peroxide Wikipedia
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