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How did soldiers in World War 1 get blindness or burns from mustard gas?
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Mustard gas has no relation to the yellow stuff you put on a hamburger. It is a blister agent- it is highly damaging to skin, eyes, lungs, forming huge blisters and causing scarring of tissue.
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What do mustard gas grenades do?
Mustard Gas unlike Chlorine gas and made severe burns and irritation to the skin. In some cases a lot of mustard gas could burn the eyes and like Chlorine can cause blindness.
How does mustard gas burn out your lungs?
The chlorine in mustard gas bonds with the water in your lungs to form hydrochloric acid and burns your lungs
What kinds of illness did the soldiers in the trenches get?
If you mean diseases, you could catch hypothermia, athletes foot, a terrible cold, cancer from wounds which have not been treated properly and loads others due to trench conditions as they were horrible!
What is used in mustard gas?
Chlorine is the main ingredient in Mustard Gas, this Causes a serious burning sensation in the victims throat and burns to the whole body if it comes in contact with it.
What is 'Mustard Gas' and what is it used for?
Mustard gas is a deadly mix of chemicals that form a gas that goes into your lungs and literally burns you inside out. It was used in the trenches during ww1 but it was never used after that
What was the gases in World War I?
Musterd Sulfer (More commonly known as Mustard Gas) was launched by the German Empire in artillery shells. It exploded on impact, releasing the gas.Mustard gas caused the following complications.-Burns on the skin-Blindness when the eye is exposed-Burns on the lungs when inhaled-Several cancers
What do mustard gas grenades do?
Mustard Gas unlike Chlorine gas and made severe burns and irritation to the skin. In some cases a lot of mustard gas could burn the eyes and like Chlorine can cause blindness.
Which blister agent causes burns and wheals?
mustard
Does mustard help a burn?
Because of the vinegar. and If your looking for helping for burns honey is also a great thing to put on burns. I have used mustard For as long as I can remember.
How do you treat iron burns?
Put mustard on it... just trust me.... it works!!!
How does mustard gas burn out your lungs?
The chlorine in mustard gas bonds with the water in your lungs to form hydrochloric acid and burns your lungs
What kinds of illness did the soldiers in the trenches get?
If you mean diseases, you could catch hypothermia, athletes foot, a terrible cold, cancer from wounds which have not been treated properly and loads others due to trench conditions as they were horrible!
Does atomic bomb cause blindness?
It can if you are looking directly at it when it explodes, the UV light burns the retina.
What is used in mustard gas?
Chlorine is the main ingredient in Mustard Gas, this Causes a serious burning sensation in the victims throat and burns to the whole body if it comes in contact with it.
What is 'Mustard Gas' and what is it used for?
Mustard gas is a deadly mix of chemicals that form a gas that goes into your lungs and literally burns you inside out. It was used in the trenches during ww1 but it was never used after that
Did the people have gas masks in World War 1?
Soldiers in the trenches got gas masks after the need became apparent. Chlorine gas was first used by the Germans on April 22, 1915. Mustard gas was used in 1917. 30,000 died from the gas and 50,000 troops were injured because of gas use. Gas masks did not work with mustard gas because that burns the skin.Here is a first hand account of gas warfare.http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gas.htmhttp://chemicalweapons.cenmag.org/when-chemicals-became-weapons-of-war/
What can burn the eyes sting the mouth?
Hydrochloric Acid. Looking at your parents doing it usually just burns the eyes and causes temporary blindness.
