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The Hindenburg was originally intended to be filled with helium, but a United States military embargo on helium forced the Germans to modify the design of the ship to use highly flammable hydrogen as the lift gas. (At the time the USA was the only country that could produce helium in the amounts required.) The Germans had considerable experience with using hydrogen and implemented necessary safety measures to preempt an accident. Prior to the Hindenburg disaster, their safety record was impressive.
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∙ 12y agoHydrogen.
There is some dispute as to whether and to what degree the hydrogen caused and/or contributed to the Hindenburg disaster. The paint coating the outer skin of the airship was also highly flammable, containing powdered aluminum. Powdered aluminum is a major component of solid rocket fuel.And aslo i think that when hte hydrogen leeked the skin caught on fire and thts wat caught the Hindenburg on fire that was a horrible tradgey
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∙ 12y agoThe element that was inside the Hindenburg was H (Hydrogen).
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What element is poisonous but was once used as a medicine?
mercury
What is an element once used in an antiseptic?
To kill bacteria.
What happend on a German ship with hydrogen?
The Hindenburg used Hydrogen because the US had a monopoly on Helium. Hydrogen is by far more common than Helium or the other gases lighter than air. Since H2 is the lightest element, it has the greatest lifting capabilities. The US did not nor does it now have a monopoly on Helium it's just that the US found that He is a minor constituent of certain natural gas fields and learned to separate it from the methane ethane mixture.
What is this element used for?
This element is used for that process, and for the preparation of those compounds.
Which element is used in balloons?
Element: He Helium.
A flammable gas once used to fill blimps?
Hydrogen is not used in blimps any longer because it is flammable and dangerous (see: Hindenberg)
What element caused the Hindenberg crash?
there are many different theories as to why it crashed. so why ya askin! Figure it out!
What is the name of an German air ship?
Zeppelin ; the Hindenberg was a zeppelin .
What element is poisonous but was once used as a medicine?
mercury
In what year did the hindenberg blow up?
the hindenberg blew up at 7.00 pm on the 6th of may 1937
What is an element once used in an antiseptic?
To kill bacteria.
Who was captain of hindenberg?
There were several captains of the Hindenberg, but the captain in charge on May 3, 1937 when the ship went up in flames was Max Pruss.
When did the hindenberg crash?
May 6th, 1937
What element is used in airships that is dangerous?
Hydrogen was once used to fill airships. Quite dangerous due to how flammable it is.
Who is the German president that made Hitler chancellor?
Hindenberg
Hindenberg crashes in what city?
Lakehurst, New Jersey
What kind of rooms did the hindenberg have?
it had no doorsand it was atorture chamber
