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Hydrogen peroxide decomposes on its own by the following reactin. `H-O-O-H rarr2H-O-H+O_2` From this, what will be your inference about the strength of O-O, Covalent bond.

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The `O-O` covalent bond in hydrogen peroxide, `H-O-O-H` is very weak. Hence, hydrogen peroxide decomposes to water and oxygen.
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