When a piece of liver is dropped into hydrogen peroxide, bubbles are released as the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) decomposes into water (H2O) and oxygen (O2). However, if the liver is cooked first, the reaction fails to occur. The reason for this is

heating damages the enzyme's active site in liver that breaks down hydrogen peroxide


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