What are the products of a redox reaction between hydrogen peroxide and water?

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Oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions can indeed produce both ionic and molecular compounds. Elemental sodium is a highly reactive metal, while sodium in NaCl is ionized, bonded to chlorine, and stable. Similarly, elemental chlorine is a diatomic gas, whereas in NaCl, it exists as a chloride ion, bonded to sodium. The changes in these elements occur through electron transfer during redox reactions. In the reaction 2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2, the oxidation states of oxygen change from -1 in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to -2 in water (H2O) and 0 in molecular oxygen (O2). This reaction is classified as a molecular reaction, as both the reactants and products are covalently bonded compounds.
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Hi,

My textbook is being a bit ambiguous and indecisive, in terms of properly defining something. Can oxidation-reduction reactions produce ion compounds and molecular compounds?

Thank you
 
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What is a redox reaction?

How is elemental sodium different from that found in NaCl?

How is elemental chlorine different from that found in NaCl?

What process must've caused this(these) change(s)?

What process is happening in the reaction below? (hint: what are the oxidation states of the oxygens on the left? On the right?)

2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2

Classify the above reactant/product pair as ionic or molecular.

Now answer your own question.
 

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