Oxygen was prepared from hydrogen peroxide, with manganese(IV) oxide as catalyst. The oxygen was collected as shown in the diagram. 2H₂O₂ → 2H₂O + O₂ The first few tubes of gas were rejected because the gas was contaminated by

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C: nitrogen.
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