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“Oxidation is the loss of electrons. Oxidising agent removes electrons from something else.”[1]
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"Oxidation is the loss of electrons. Oxidising agent removes electrons from something else."1 Oxidation reactions can cause explosions. When carbon burns in oxygen this is a redox reaction. C(s) + O2 (g) -> CO2 (g) Oxidation C(s) -> C+4(s) + 4e- Reduction O2-2 (g) + 4e- -> O2 Carbon has gained oxygen and its oxidation state has increased from 0 to +4. When nitroglycerine burns in air it is explosive as it carries the oxygen need to oxidise the mixture. C3H5N3O9 (l) -> 3CO (g) + 21/2H2O (g) + 11/2N2 (g) +1/4O2 (g) 1 mol of liquid -> 7.25 mols of gas Some explosive are more explosive than others this is to do with the amount of gases give off when it explodes. You can see that explosive nitroglycerine becomes 7 times bigger when it explodes. Explosives which carry more oxygen than needed for combustion will increase the rate of reaction. (151 words) The development of explosive chemicals...
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