Help finishing a lab report. In the lab, I poured hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) over a piece of liver to test for the presence of catalase. Which type of gas would be produced by this reaction, hydrogen or oxygen?
4.Test for the presence of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.
Which gas, oxygen or hydrogen, was produced by the reaction? ____State your evidence.______

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Help finishing a lab report.  In the lab, I poured hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) over a piece of liver to test for the presence of catalase.  Which type of gas would be produced by this reaction, hydrogen or oxygen?
4.Test for the presence of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. 
Which gas, oxygen or hydrogen, was produced by the reaction? ____State your evidence.______

anonymous · Answer

Get the words gas oxygen and hydrogen so then you can understand, it is fine to give you the answer because it is right in the second sentence.

matt101 · Answer

The reaction that catalase catalyzes is the following:

$$2H_2O_2 \rightarrow 2H_2O+O_2$$
Based on this reaction, which gas is produced?