What is the physical form of TNT?
For trinitrotoluene, or TNT, the chemical and physical properties include: Molecular weight: 227.13. Appearance: pale yellow pellets, crystals or flakes; at room temperature TNT occurs as a yellow crystal.
What are the symptoms of TNT?
It can cause dermatitis, irritation of eyes, nose, throat, and skin. TNT stains the skin orange and yellow and is readily absorbed through skin, especially when skin is moist. High exposures may cause weakness, anemia, headaches, liver, or central nervous system damage. TNT is a possible human carcinogen.
What does TNT do to your body?
Health effects reported in people exposed to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene include anemia, abnormal liver function, skin irritation, and cataracts. This substance has been found in at least 20 of the 1,430 National Priorities List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency.
How strong is 1g of TNT?
The energy released in an explosion of 1 gram of TNT is approximately 4000 Joules. It is common to measure the power of an explosion by asking how much TNT would be needed to produce an explosion as powerful. This is called a TNT equivalent of an explosion.
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