Why does hydrogen peroxide burn after a while?

Why does a splint burn when you put it above the solution of manganese oxide and hydrogen peroxide?

  • Answer:

    The splint burns after you perform this experiment because of the presence of oxygen. You should surmise from this that the chemical process you have just witnessed resulted in a yield of pure oxygen. Fire is fed by oxygen, thus the splint burns brightly.splint

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