Compare a water molecule, H2O, to a hydrogen peroxide molecule, H2O2.

Which statement is true?

Responses

Water and hydrogen peroxide are made from different types of atoms, combined in the same way.

Water and hydrogen peroxide are made from different types of atoms, combined in the same way.

Water and hydrogen peroxide are made from the same types of atoms, but combine in different ways.

Water and hydrogen peroxide are made from the same types of atoms, but combine in different ways.

Water and hydrogen peroxide are made from the same types of atoms combined in the same way.

Water and hydrogen peroxide are made from the same types of atoms combined in the same way.

Water and hydrogen peroxide are made from different types of atoms, combined in different ways.

1 answer

The correct statement is:

Water and hydrogen peroxide are made from the same types of atoms, but combine in different ways.

Water (H₂O) consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, while hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) consists of two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms. The atoms are the same (hydrogen and oxygen), but their arrangement and the ratio of atoms differ between the two molecules.