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About Michael Simone
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I have a BS in chemistry and have been working in real world analytical labs for the past 15 years. I am not able to answer questions regarding Biochemistry. I have a broad base of experience including gas and liquid chromatography, atomic and organic spectroscopy, X-Ray diffraction and electron microscopy. If your question pertains to analytical chemistry, chances are I can answer it, or at least point you toward someone who can.

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BS in Chemistry, 15 years analytical chemistry experience, Not biochemistry. Worked in environmental analysis, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics,consumer products

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Chemistry (including Biochemistry) - Predicting a product from 2 reactants

Expert: Michael Simone - 4/4/2004

Question
I am a 45 year old who has always been interested in chemistry. I have begun to teach myself via text books as a hobby. In one of my chapters, there is a section on predicting the products of two reactants...my question is:

What products would yield(if any) from the addition of H2O2(aq.) to KNO3(s)?

Thanks for the help.
George

Answer
Off hand, I don't know. You have two oxidizers, I would expect that possible reaction products would be oxygen resulting from the decomposition of peroxide, and possibly nitric oxide or other NOx produced from the KNO3.

But I am not certain, this is my first guess. Interesting hobby, teaching yourself chemistry.

Here are some sites I came across by searching for KNO3 and H2O2, they may be interesting to you. There is absolutely no shortage of chemistry related information on the web.

http://enterprise.is.tcu.edu/~RNeilson/Chem10113/Qz02-8.pdf

http://fayette.k12.in.us/~mgiestin/Chemistry/chapter8/rxntypes.pdf

http://fresh.chem.uh.edu/Bott/Chem1301/2003SpringTest3.doc

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=KNO3+

Happy reading and good luck!

Mike

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