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Explain why hydrogen peroxide is stored in coloured`//`plastic bottles?

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The decomposition of `H_2O_2` occurs readily in the presence of rough surface (acting as catalyst). It is also decomposed by exposure of light. Therefore, wax-lined smooth surface and coloured bottles retard the decomposition of `H_2O_2` .
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