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Oxidisers & peroxides

Hydrogen peroxide · H2O2

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an oxidiser; this page gives computed density for aqueous solutions from 5–50 wt% and 0–40 °C.

Values are computed from the Laliberté (2009) aqueous-electrolyte correlation and tabulated over 550 wt% and 040 °C.

Also known as
Hydrogen dioxide, Dihydrogen dioxide, Peroxide
CAS number
7722-84-1
Tabulated range
550 wt% · 040 °C
Properties
Density · Specific gravity
At 50 wt% · 20 °C
reference snapshot
Density
1196.0kg/m³
Density
1.1960g/cm³
Specific gravity
1.198
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Values are interpolated between the tabulated grid points below — sliders stay within the validated 550 wt% and 040 °C range.

28 wt%
20 °C
Density
1104.7 kg/m³
Density
1.1047 g/cm³
Specific gravity
1.107
Density (kg/m³) vs wt% H2O2 at 20 °C — Hydrogen peroxide.
Why it matters

What the numbers tell you

At 50 wt% and 20 °C, aqueous hydrogen peroxide has a density of about 1196 kg/m³ (1.196 g/cm³) — roughly 1.20× the density of water. That difference carries straight into volume-to-mass conversions and pump and pipe sizing.

Common grades

A few working strengths

Properties at 20 °C for a handful of concentrations in everyday use, read from the committed grid (interpolated between tabulated points where a grade falls between them). The full table follows below.

wt% H2O2°CDensity kg/m³SG
10201035.31.037
30201112.61.115
35201132.81.135
50201196.01.198
Sources

Where the numbers come from

Every value on this page is computed by a deterministic model — none is entered by hand. The generating method and the references it is checked against:

  • Laliberte, M. (2009). A Model for Calculating the Heat Capacity of Aqueous Solutions, with Updated Density and Viscosity Data. J. Chem. Eng. Data 54(6), 1725-1760. doi:10.1021/je8008123
  • Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 8th ed. (Perry & Green) - Table 2-61 Hydrogen Peroxide density, from International Critical Tables, Vol. III, p. 54

Model: thermo==0.4.0 (chemicals==1.3.0) - Laliberte 2009 electrolyte correlation · Generated 2026-06-07

The committed data file for this page is published as JSON on GitHub under CC BY 4.0.

Validation

Checked against a cited value

The model is cross-checked at one independently cited reference point. The page is published only because this check passes.

Property / pointDensity · 50 wt% · 18 °C
Cited reference value1196.6 kg/m3
Model computed1197.51 kg/m3
Error vs reference0.076% (tolerance 1%)

Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 8th ed. - Hydrogen Peroxide density (from International Critical Tables). Perry, R.H. & Green, D.W. (eds.), Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 8th ed. (2008), Table 2-61 Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) (data from International Critical Tables, Vol. III, p. 54): 50 wt% H2O2, d4^18 = 1.1966 g/cm3 (18 degC).

Full tables

Every tabulated point

Rows are temperature (°C); columns are concentration (wt% H2O2). Read the cell at the intersection. Specific gravity is density divided by the model water reference of 998.2 kg/m³ at 20 °C.

Density kg/m³
°C \ wt%5101520253035404550
01019.71039.61059.81080.31101.01122.01143.41165.31187.51210.3
51019.41039.11058.91079.01099.41120.11141.21162.71184.61207.0
101018.81038.11057.61077.41097.51117.91138.61159.81181.41203.5
151017.91036.81056.01075.51095.31115.31135.81156.71178.01199.8
201016.71035.31054.21073.31092.81112.61132.81153.41174.41196.0
251015.21033.51052.11071.01090.21109.71129.61149.91170.71192.0
301013.51031.51049.81068.41087.31106.61126.21146.31166.91187.9
351011.61029.31047.31065.71084.31103.31122.81142.61162.91183.8
401009.41026.91044.71062.81081.21100.01119.21138.81158.91179.5
Typical values

Hydrogen peroxide solution properties at 25 °C

At 25 °C, 10 wt% hydrogen peroxide has a density of about 1033.5 kg/m³. At 25 °C, 35 wt% hydrogen peroxide has a density of about 1129.6 kg/m³. At 25 °C, 50 wt% hydrogen peroxide has a density of about 1192.0 kg/m³.

Limitations

Before you use these numbers

  • Laliberte (2009) aqueous-solution correlation for H2O2-water density. Tabulated for 5-50 wt% over 0-40 degC, covering the 35 wt% and 50 wt% commercial grades. Viscosity and heat capacity are not tabulated: the correlation's H2O2 viscosity data covers only 0-20 degC (too narrow for this table) and its heat-capacity data is a single 25 degC point, so both are omitted rather than extrapolated. Concentrations are H2O2 by mass and describe a stabiliser-free solution at the stated strength; commercial grades carry stabilisers that shift properties slightly. Hydrogen peroxide decomposes slowly and is hazardous at high strength - handle per the supplier's safety data. Values are for preliminary design; verify against vendor data for critical service.
  • Values are tabulated only inside the 550 wt% and 040 °C ranges shown; the correlation is not extrapolated beyond them here.
  • Figures are for a pure hydrogen peroxide–water system. Commercial grades contain impurities (for example chloride in some caustic grades) that shift density and viscosity; check the supplier's data sheet for a specific product.
  • Use for preliminary design; verify for critical service.
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