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`H_2O_2` is always stored in plastic bottles ? Why ?

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The aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide is enontanamelu dienogen peroxide is spontaneously disproportionate to give oxygen. The reaction is slow but it is explosive when it is catalyzed by metal or alkali dissolved from glass. For this reason, its solution are stored in plastic bottles. `H_(2)O_(2(aq))toH_(2)O_((l))+1//2O_(2(g))`
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