what are the elements and compounds present in dynamite?

Answer 1

nitroglycerin + saw dust= TNT(dynamite)

Nitroglycerin is an oily, colourless liquid, but also a high explosive that is so unstable that the slightest jolt, impact or friction can cause it to spontaneously detonate. Since the molecule contains oxygen, nitrogen and carbon, when it explodes a lot of energy is released as the atoms rearrange to form new molecules with strong, stable bonds, like N2 and CO.

Nitroglycerin - is derived from the glycerol molecule which is a common biological molecule from which triglycerides fats and oils are constructed, where all the -OH groups have been replaced by -NO2.



It is the speed of the decomposition reaction which makes nitroglycerin such a violent explosive. Unlike burning, which can only travel as fast as the flame front can move through the material, high explosives are decomposed almost instantaneously by a supersonic shock wave passing through the material. This instantaneous destruction of all the molecules in the sample is called a detonation, and the rapid expansion of hot gases that results is what causes the destructive blast. In fact, 4 moles of nitroglycerin produces 35 moles of hot gases. One advantage that nitroglycerin has over some other high explosives, like TNT, is that no solid forms of carbon (in the form of soot or smoke) is produced when it is detonated. This allows nitroglycerin to be used to make 'smokeless powders', which is of great advantage to artillery or naval gunners whose field of vision does not then become obscured during battle by clouds of billowing smoke.

A Nobel Discovery
Nitroglycerin has one major disadvantage, however - it is very, very unstable. To be a useful explosive, a substance has to be able to withstand, without detonating, the jolts and bumps both of its manufacture, and of its transportation to where it will be used. Clearly, nitroglycerin is far too dangerous for this, and many people lost their lives in the last century trying to use nitroglycerin for peaceful purposes (like quarrying). The man that solved this problem, was the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, with saw dust

Answer 2

Dynamite is the name given to the stable form of nitroglycerin.

nitroglycerin is inherently unstable, but to use it effectively it was dissolved into diatomaceous earth and wrapped in brown paper. This made it stable for transportation or until it was needed when a simple fuse could be used to detonate it.


Dynamite was dangerous if the nitroglycerin 'sweated' out of the packaging

Answer 3

I prefer both fruits and fresh vegetables better, however they look and taste. You desire a little of both.

Answer 4

If perhaps it's a fruit they have seeds, otherwise it's a vegetable. And vegetables are usually grown in the ground while fruits are grown in trees.

Answer 5

As I understand it, dynamite is just TNT with a bit of sawdust -TNT standing for Trinitrotoluene - toluene is an old name for methyl-benzene. Its the nitro groups that give it its kick - modern chemical explosives are made more powerful by working out ways to pack more nitro groups in to a given molecule.

Answer 6

Dynamite consists of three parts nitroglycerin(C3H5N3O9), one part diatomaceous earth and a small admixture of sodium carbonate(Na2CO3).

The typical chemical composition of diatomaceous earth is 86% silicon, 5% sodium, 3% magnesium and 2% iron.

Answer 7

Dynamite was invented by Nobel in 1866.it is composed of ammonium nitrate and crude oil.
You can make this by adding nitro glycerin to soil and saw dust
nitro glycerin is made by glycerol and nitro sulfuric acid

Answer 8

The explosive itself is trinitrotoluen (TNT - pronounced Try-nitro-tol-you-lean), and it's an unstable product which was accidentally discovered when it's inventor was looking for a toilet cleaner (strange but true). The other part to it is sawdust.

Watch out however, as the formulation of TNT is such that when wet it becomes highly unstable!

Answer 9

Tri-nitro-toluen a.k.a TNT. + Sawdust. I think (i´m not good at chemistry) Nitric acid + glicerin + sawdust. Run a websearch for it and then you´ll be more certain ok? Ah, by the way a guy called Nobel was thew one who discovered it...Regards, Gabriel.

Answer 10

TNT is not the same as nitroglycerine. They have a totally different formula.
TNT is much more stable, and is nothing to do with dynamite.
Dynamite is made by soaking nitroglycerine is kieselguhr, an inert mineral.