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Tow formulas for compounds containing hydrogen and oxygen are H2O and H2O2. Do these formulas represent the same compounds? Explain

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they do not, H2O is water an there is only one Hydrogen. H2O2, this one have 2 hydrogen, because there is a two in front of the oxygen. 
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