Ingredients --
Sodium peroxide
Chemical Formula: Na2O2
Synonyms
Description
Pale yellow solid or powder.
Uses
Sodium peroxide is used in laundry bleaches, as it reacts with water
to make
hydrogen peroxide,
a bleaching agent. Besides hydrogen
peroxide, the reaction makes sodium hydroxide (lye), which keeps
the solution alkaline. Hot water and an alkaline solution are
both needed in order for hydrogen peroxide to work best as a bleach.
By Simon Quellen Field