Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Why does hydrogen peroxide bubble up when it is put on a wound?

  1. Because it is killing germs

  2. Because it always bubbles

  3. Because enzymes from broken skin cells cause it to decompose into water and oxygen

  4. Because contact with blood causes bubbles

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hydrogen peroxide bubbles when applied to wounds because blood and cells contain the enzyme catalase, which rapidly breaks down H2O2 into water and oxygen gas. This bubbling is the visible release of oxygen, not the germ-killing action itself. The always bubbles option is too vague, and the contact with blood explanation is incomplete.