Write important uses of hydrogen peroxide.
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Hydrogen peroxide is a mild antiseptic used on the skin to prevent infection of minor cuts, scrapes, and burns. It may also be used as a mouth rinse to help remove mucus or to relieve minor mouth irritation (e.g., due to canker/cold sores, gingivitis).
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Important uses of hydrogen peroxide are as follows:
(1) Hydrogen peroxide is used as mouthwash, germicide, mild antiseptic, preservative for milk and wine and bleaching agent for soft materials due to its mild oxidising property.
(2) Due to its reducing property, it is used as an antichlor to remove excess chlorine from fabrics bleached by chlorine.
(3) It is used in environmental chemistry for pollution control and restoration of aerobic condition to sewage water.
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