Why Water and Hydrogen Peroxide Differ in Chemical/Physical Properties

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Water (H2O) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) both consists of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Explain why they have different chemical and physical properties.
 
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Do you know any Chemistry? This is really more of a Chemistry question than a Biology one. If it was asked in a Biology class, they are probably looking for 'the gist of it' instead of a deep explanation in which case look up:

-Dipole Moments
-Hydrogen bonds
-Peroxides

That should give you plenty to work with. If you need to get a deeper understanding you're better off taking a Chemistry class.
 
brown12345678 said:
Water (H2O) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) both consists of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Explain why they have different chemical and physical properties.
You need to post this in the homework forum.