Hydrogen peroxide decomposes spontaneously to yield water

Last updated: 4/27/2023

Hydrogen peroxide decomposes spontaneously to yield water and oxygen gas according to the reaction equation 2 H O aq 2H O l O g The activation energy for this reaction is 75 kJ mol In the presence of a metal catalyst the activation energy is lowered to 49 kJ mol At what temperature would the non catalyzed reaction need to be run to have a rate equal to that of the metal catalyzed reaction at 25 C