Question

What is the difference between water and hydrogen peroxide?

Answer 1

Well, look at their compositions..........

Explanation:

On the one hand you have water, `H_2O`, and on the other hand you have hydrogen peroxide, `H-O-O-H`, with a peroxo bond. Because this `O-O` is fairly weak, hydrogen peroxide is a reactive species and readily forms hydroperoxyl radicals, `HO*`, that go on to react with other substituents.

What are the formal oxidation states of oxygen in each of the 2 compounds.