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2006-07-01 12:30:59 · 19 answers · asked by Spirit-X 4 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

I'm talking about Trinitrotouline and Dynamite? And it's NOT the same. Is it dynamite nitroglycerine soaked in a filler and tnt is trinotrotouline, therefore it must be different... so what is the difference??

2006-07-01 12:37:48 · update #1

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And, you need to know this, why...? They're both awfully difficult to make (not to mention, rather tricky to handle safely if you don't know how), so please don't try it at home.

2006-07-01 13:14:55 · answer #1 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 2 0

Dynamite, a high explosive, is nitroglycerine mixed with an adsorbent (Alfred Nobel originally used diatomaceous earth, but sawdust and other materials have also been used), with small amounts of an antacid agent such as sodium carbonate added. It is much more shock-stable than the nitroglycerine it is made from, although it degrades easily in the presence of moisture and does not store well.

TNT is a different chemical, CH3C6H2(NO2)3, also a high explosive, that is extremely shock-stable, and doesn't react with moisture or metals, which makes it much easier and safer to store than dynamite or nitroglycerine, and also makes it possible to use it to fill metal artillery shells.

The two have different blasting yields. Blast yields for explosives are often given in terms of the equivalent mass of TNT, which has an energy yield of 4.185 MJ/kg. For example, atomic bomb yields are described in kilotons or megatons, with the hundreds or thousands of tons in question being tons of TNT.

2006-07-01 13:15:28 · answer #2 · answered by Jeannette W 4 · 0 0

"Important explosives include trinitrotoluene (TNT), dynamite , nitrocellulose , nitroglycerin, and picric acid.

Dynamite is made from nitroglycerin and an inert, porous filler such as wood pulp, sawdust, kieselguhr, or some other absorbent material. The proportions vary in different kinds of dynamite; often ammonium nitrate or sodium nitrate is added.

The mass is usually pressed in cylindrical forms and wrapped in an appropriate material, e.g., paper or plastic. The charge is set off with a detonator.

Trinitrotoluene , OR TNT - CH3C6H2(NO2)3, crystalline, aromatic compound that melts at 81%B0C. It is prepared by the nitration of toluene. Trinitrotoluene is a high explosive , but, unlike nitroglycerin, it is unaffected by ordinary shocks and jarring, and must be set off by a detonator. Because it does not react with metals, it can be used in filling metal shells. It is often mixed with other explosives, e.g., with ammonium nitrate to form amatol".

2006-07-01 12:37:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0 0

TNT is a particular form of dynamite. You can use this analogy: All Pitbulls are dogs but all dogs aren't pittbulls. TNT stands for trinitrotoluene. Toluene is actually an aromatic hydrocarbon (a benzene ring with a methyl substituent on C1). To this, 3 molecules of NO2 (nitro- group) is added (usually at the 2, 4, 6 C positions). This produces the explosive compound you are after.

2006-07-01 17:06:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Hey Guy,
T.N.T.is A highly volitle chemical called Trinitrotoluene,The toluene being the key chemical...
And Dynamite is a mix nitroglycerin and i am pretty sure,Wood shavings...Which are then compressed...
Difference is that T.N.T.,has an explosive yield of over 100x that of Dynamite...

2006-07-01 12:41:56 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0 0

None. TNT= Tetra Nitro Teluride (Chemical name for the formaula)
Dynamite is the "synthetic" name? Kinda like, milk is Calcium (Hydroxide)2, but you'd rather just think you are doing something good to yourself?

2006-07-01 12:40:44 · answer #6 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 0 0

TNT is Tri Nitro Toluene, a very unstable group of chemicals that, when destabilized (i.e. heated up, rapidly shaken, etc.) will blow up big!

Dynamite is a comparably stable group of chemicals relying on either electrical or fire ignition to blow up big!

2006-07-01 12:35:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Jimmy Walker

2006-07-01 12:34:32 · answer #8 · answered by Michael R 4 · 0 0

One is the chorus of an AC/DC song and the other is the self-applied nickname of a character from the TV show, "Good Times"

2006-07-01 12:34:35 · answer #9 · answered by House 2 · 0 0

I'm with either Jeannette or Eneida M, both answers are great. If I had to pick a best answer, it would be a toss up between those two.

2006-07-01 13:53:20 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0 0

They both mean the same thing but different spellings. They're not different.

2006-07-01 12:33:53 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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