2006-06-13 16:28:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Dynamite USED to be made from nitroglycerine absorbed by clay, but that was very dangerous: Over time, the nitroglycerin would leak out and collect in the bottom of the box. Then when you bumped the box, the whole thing would blow up!
Now they make it from diesel oil, and Ammonium Nitrate with some filler like sawdust. Much safer and still about the same strength.
2006-06-13 18:11:51 · answer #1 · answered by pondering_it_all 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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The molecular formula for Dynamite is made up of 7 carbon atoms and 1 nitrogen atom. True or False?
2015-08-18 11:34:37 · answer #2 · answered by Thu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dynamite Chemical Formula
2016-11-13 03:48:35 · answer #3 · answered by sanderson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. There is no compond that made of 7 carbon atoms and 1 nitrogen atom. They cannot form the proper bonding.
2006-06-13 16:32:59 · answer #4 · answered by coolwip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sort of true. Dynamite is nitroglycerin soaked up in a porous rock, kieselguhr. A nitroglycerin molecule consists of atoms of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. You're probably about right about numbers of nitrogens and carbons.
2006-06-13 16:33:43 · answer #5 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are different forms of dynamite but the one that most people are familiar with is trinitrotoluene. The formula is C7N3O6H2.
2006-06-14 01:09:55 · answer #6 · answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find mass of empirical formula. C5H7N = 81.116 grams. divide gram molecular mass by above answer 162g/81.116g = 1.997 (~ 2, so we call it 2 ) Now, multiply this 2 times the empirical formula. 2(C5H7N) = C10H14N2
2016-03-20 06:50:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chemical name for dynamite is trinitrotoluene. Tri means "3".
2006-06-13 16:31:27 · answer #8 · answered by rb42redsuns 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
false: nitroglygerin---C3 H5 N3 O9
nitroglycerin is the active ingredient, dynamite also contains a filler that the nitrog. is soaked into.
2006-06-13 16:38:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
main component is nitroglycerin(C3H5N3O9) but it contains some other materials to make it safer to handle than pure nitroglycerin. Maybe you're referring to TNTor trinitrotoluene with chemical formula C7H5N3O6
2006-06-13 22:39:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋