What is Peroxide?
'''Peroxide''' is an [[ion]]. Its chemical formula is O<sub>2</sub><sup>2-</sup>. Peroxide can be a [[reducing agent]] or an [[oxidizing agent]]. More often it is an oxidizing agent. It can be [[reduction (chemistry)|reduced]] to [[oxide]] or [[oxidation|oxidized]] to [[oxygen]]. [[Hydrogen peroxide]] is the most common peroxide. [[Barium peroxide]] is another peroxide. There are organic peroxides. These are chemical compounds where peroxide is attached to an [[organic chemistry|organic]] molecule. Some of them are [[explosive]]s. ==Related pages== *[[Perchlorate]] {{-}} {{chem-stub}} {{Functional group}} [[Category:Ions]] [[Category:Oxygen]]