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Dynamite was originally made by soaking diatomaceous earth (aka kieselgur/kieselguhr), sawdust, or some other absorbent material with nitroglycerin. More recent formulations are based on dissolving the NG in nitrocellulose with some ketone. The chemical formula for nitroglycerin (NG) is C3H5N3O9. While NG can be combusted, the explosive (detonation) reaction comes from the decomposition of NG through the reaction:
C3H5N3O9 --> 3CO2 + 2.5H2O + 1.5N2 + 0.5O2
Lighting the dynamite on fire and waiting for the heat to trigger the explosive decomposition is very inefficient. Since NG is shock sensitive, the detonation is usually is triggered by inserting a blasting cap into a stick. When the much lower powered blasting cap explodes, it provides sufficient shock and heat to trigger the detonation of the dynamite.
It is important to understand that the explosion of dynamite is a detonation rather than a deflagration. Deflagration is an explosion where the reaction accelerates but the shock wave precedes the reaction front, compressing and heating the reactants in front of the shockwave. By contrast, in a detonation, the reaction crosses over the shockwave and thus as the reaction occurs, it is compressing the reactants between the shockwave and the reactant front. Another way to describe this is that deflagration explosions are subsonic and detonations are supersonic.
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∙ 12y agoDynamite
A slow detonating explosive with a great deal of force.
Excellant for blasting, quarying or other earth - rock moving effects.
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What is the most important ingredient of dynamite?
The most important ingredient of dynamite is nitroglycerin.
What were the consequences of dynamite?
The consequences for dynamite is death; especially if you don`t know what and how to use it.
Is dynamite illegal?
Dynamite is not illegal but the use is permitted only for authorized applications and with skilled operators.
Can frozen dynamite explode?
Yes.
Is ntrogen in dynamite?
Yes. Nitrogen is in dynamite. The explosive ingredient in dynamite is Nitroglycerine. The glycerine molecule comes from fat, either vegetable or animal. It makes jello jell. When a nitric oxide molecule is added, it becomes nitroglycerine. It can be used as an explosive or a heart medicine. To turn nitroglycerine into dynamite, the nitroglycerine is mixed with clay and a few other chemicals.
How do you use dynamite on evony?
Go To The Server. And Click 'Use Dynamite' And It Should Work.
How does dynamite explod?
Dynamite works by burning very quickly, generating a lot of...well, I guess you'd call it smoke. The expansion of this smoke does the dynamite's work.
What type of work are done on deploying satellites?
put dynamite in space XD
Does dynamite fishing use dynamite?
yes you do use dynamite
How do you take off a wheel on a dodge ram pickup?
Dynamite would probably work
How do you write the word dynamite in a sentence?
-The dynamite exploded in the building -Dynamite is very dangerous. -Dynamite is used in war.
Can fused dynamite detonate unfused dynamite?
Yes, it is true that dynamite that is unfused near a fuesed dynamite stick can "explode" due to the combustion of the other stick of dynamite "going off:. Yes, it is true that dynamite that is unfused near a fuesed dynamite stick can "explode" due to the combustion of the other stick of dynamite "going off:.
Who is mizz dynamite?
Miss dynamite is a rapper, most acclaimed for her release 'miss dynamite'.
What nicknames does George Letrell Dynamite go by?
George Letrell Dynamite goes by Dynamite.
On Poptropica were is the dynamite?
You put the dynamite by the rocks after you have a line of gas by the rocks. Then you push the dynamite toward the rock and you turn on the elevator. After that your dynamite blows up the rocks.
What are antonyms of dynamite?
As a noun, there are no antonyms for the word dynamite. As an adjective, some antonyms for dynamite are dull or uninteresting.
Does chemistry have to do with dynamite?
The principal component of dynamite is nitroglycerin.
