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Among the following compounds, the one that gets hydrolysed to form metallic hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide and oxygen is:

A
Na2O
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Na2O2
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C
Li2O
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Li2O2
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E
KO2
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Solution

The correct option is E KO2
Potassium superoxide, KO2, when reacts with water at low temperature, gives hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide, and oxygen.
2KO2+2H2O2KOH+H2O2+O2
At higher temperatures, H2O2 decomposes.

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