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Which of the given chemical compounds can be classified as explosives? TNP DDT RDX TNG

Which of the given chemical compounds can be classified as explosives? TNP DDT RDX TNG Correct Answer Only 1, 3, and 4 

The correct answer is Only 1, 3, and 4. 

CONCEPT:

  • Any substance that upon activation by application of heat releases a large amount of energy in form of matter and heat is identified as an explosive.
  • Explosives are accompanied by rapid expansion, instant and brisk reaction, and the evolution of enormous heat.
EXPLANATION:
  • TNG or Trinitro glycerine is a colorless oily liquid prepared from sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and glycerine.
  • TNG is used in the preparation of dynamite.
  • TNP or trinitrophenol, also known as picric acid. it is also identified as an ultra exploder explosive.
  • It is prepared by the reaction of sulfuric acid and nitric acid on phenol.
  • The chemical name of RDX is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine.
  • It is also known as T-4 (Italy), cyclonite (USA), and hexogen (Germany).
  • p,p’-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT was synthesized by Paul Muller.
  • It is designated to be the first organic chlorinated insecticide.
  • DDT has been used extensively as an insecticide ever since world war II.
  • It is a heavily halogenated organic compound. Therefore it is highly stable and is not easily decomposed.

 

Key Points

  • TNG or Trinitro glycerine was prepared by Ascanio Sobrero.
  • TNP was synthesized by Jean-Joseph Welter.
  • RDX was prepared by German scientist George Friedrich Henning.
  • It has been detected that DDT contains high toxicity and is life-threatening for aquatic life.
  • This discovery has led to the usage of DDT in many countries over time.
 

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