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The mod \(p\) homology of an \(H\)-space is a Hopf algebra which is not, in general, commutative. The main theorems of this paper are concerned with constructing a number of non-zero commutators in the homology of certain \(H\)-spaces, using only modest assumptions. For example, let \(X\) be a \(p\)-local, simply connected, finite \(H\)-space whose cohomology has an algebra generator of degree \(2p^{2}+2\). This generator can be assumed to be the image under the Steenrod operation \({\mathcal P}^{p}\) of an element \(x\) and, if the \(p\)-th power of \(x\) is zero, then Theorem A asserts the existence of \(p\) different non-zero commutators. This is a generalization of a theorem of \textit{R. Kane} [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 41, 213-232 (1986; Zbl 0635.57027)] which required the stronger hypothesis that all \(p\)-th powers vanish in cohomology. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0988.00068].