Peroxide Strength
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:19 am
My daughter sent this off last night but did not get a confirmation email back; I thought I'd try today. We are running the experiment "Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions— What Affects Their Rates? ". The experiment test reations at different temperatures, the lowest is -18C (freezer temperature). The hydrogen peroxide we bought from the drug store is only 3%. Won't the peroxide freeze at -18C? What strength are we to use and where do we buy that from? The only places I know that sell stronger peroxide solutions are Fisher Scientific, will they sell to an individual. Stronger peroxide is more dangerous, I wasn't sure how strong I wanted her to use?