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The effect the concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide has on the rate of reaction when catalase is added to it.
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The effect the concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide has on the rate of reaction when catalase is added to it. Planning Research Hydrogen Peroxide is a chemical compound of hydrogen and oxygen with the formula H2O2. It has many uses such as the bleaching of hair, ivory, feathers, and delicate fabrics, which would be destroyed by other agents. It is also used medicinally as an antiseptic and throat wash. Hydrogen peroxide is used in restoring the original colours to paintings that have darkened through the conversion of the white lead used in the paintings to lead sulphide. It is a poison produced by every living cell. Cells use an enzyme called catalase to break it down into water and oxygen. Hydrogen Peroxide Water+Oxygen 2 H2O2 2 H2O + O2 An enzyme is a biological catalyst. They speed up the rate of a reaction however they are not affected themselves whilst doing this, this is why they...
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