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A chemical agent that attacks the skin and eyes, mustard gas is one of the best known and most potent chemical weapons. It causes severe blisters and, if inhaled, can damage the lungs and other organs. It is usually disabling-sometimes gruesomely so-but not fatal. Unlike other chemical agents, mustard gas does not produce immediate effects; symptoms of exposure appear one to six hours later. This makes mustard gas especially insidious, as victims can suffer tissue damage before they even realize they need treatment. Mustard gas also attacks a cell's DNA, increasing the risk of cancer and birth defects. Mustard gas is a blister agent, which limits its appeal as a weapon because it is less likely to prove deadly than nerve agents like sarin and VX. But depending on the level of exposure, mustard gas can also leave victims with more lasting injuries.
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What kind of gas was used in World War 1 against soldiers in the trenches?
chlorine and mustard
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.
When did the Germans first use gas?
The 2 main ones were mustard and chlorine gas. mustard would make you blind and chlorine was worse it would burn your lungs.
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 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.
What kind of gas was used in World War 1 against soldiers in the trenches?
chlorine and mustard
What years was poison gas used in world war 1?
I believe it was late 1914 to 1915. The Germans used mustard gas alongside chlorine gas. The chlorine gas was extremely poisonous especially if breathed in, and could kill instantly. The Germans actually wiped out all the French soldiers with chlorine gas. And mustard gas was a yellowish- brown coloured gas that when it touched open skin, it would make the skin blister and it would eat away at it. The reason it's called mustard gas is cause it had the smell of grainy mustard.
What were the names of the gases in World War I?
chlorine gas was one
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 a chemical warfare?
Warfare using mustard gas and chlorine gas.
When did the Germans first use gas?
The 2 main ones were mustard and chlorine gas. mustard would make you blind and chlorine was worse it would burn your lungs.
Following agents is considered to be a fast effect agent chlorine phosgene sulfur mustard cyanide?
Mustard Gas can be neutralized by chlorine making it a fast acting agent. Cyanide is poisonous with a rapid effect from time of exposure. Sulfur requires massive dosages for a permanent negative impact.
What kind of gas was used in the trenches in ww1?
Chlorine, mustard gas and tear gas.
How do you identify chlorine gas?
It is a mustard yellow and kills people
Do they still use mustard and chlorine gas today in war?
no
Is chlorine a clear gas?
Chlorine gas is yellow. It was used in one of the world wars and was referred to as Mustard Gas due to its yellowish color.
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
