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		liability on Aug 28, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chemists discover water microdroplets spontaneousl... I'm not sure what modern peroxide rockets use, but the steam generator in the V2 used sodium or potassium permanganate.

magicalhippo on Aug 28, 2019 [–]

For an in-depth and interesting explanation of how that works, I enjoyed this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgiMu8A3pi0

Includes a demonstration of the potassium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide at around the 52 minute mark.

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