CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Magnesium peroxide appears as a white powder. Noncombustible but accelerates the burning of combustible material, if the combustible material is finely divided the mixture may be explosive. Mixtures of combustible material and the peroxide can be ignited by friction or contact with moisture. Used in medicine, and as a bleaching agent. |
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| Color/Form | White cubic crystals |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Taste | Tasteless |
| Melting Point | 100 °C (decomposes) |
| Solubility | Soluble in dilute acid solutions with formation of hydrogen peroxide |
| Density | Approximately 3.0 g/cu cm |
| Other Experimental Properties | A powerful oxidizing material |
SAFETY INFORMATION
| Signal word | Danger |
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| Pictogram(s) |
 Flame Over Circle Oxidizers GHS03 |
| GHS Hazard Statements |
H272:Oxidising liquids;Oxidising solids |
| Precautionary Statement Codes |
P210:Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. — No smoking. |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 56.304 g/mol |
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| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 55.9748709 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 55.9748709 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 46.1 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 3 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 2.8 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Magnesium peroxide appears as a white powder. Noncombustible but accelerates the burning of combustible material, if the combustible material is finely divided the mixture may be explosive. Mixtures of combustible material and the peroxide can be ignited by friction or contact with moisture. Used in medicine, and as a bleaching agent.