BaO2 (s) → O2 (g) + Ba (s)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

BaII + 2 e- → Ba0 (reduction)

2 O-I - 2 e- → 2 O0 (oxidation)

BaO2 is an oxidizing agent, BaO2 is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • BaO2 – Barium peroxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Other names: Barium binoxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27, Barium dioxide source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Barium superoxide source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Grey-white crystalline (anhydrous) | colorless solid (octahydrate) source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-27; White or grey-to-white powder source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04

Products:

  • O2
    • Names: Dioxygen source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Oxygen source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Oxygen (liquefied) source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
    • Appearance: Odourless compressed gas source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04; Liquefied gas. colourless-to-blue extremely cold liquid source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • Ba
    • Names: Barium source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Ba source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 56 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: Yellowish-to-white lustrous solid in various forms source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04