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CHEMISTRY
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Question
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Which is used in preparation of dynamite?
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glycol
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glycerol
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ethyl alcohol
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methyl alcohol
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Nitroglycerine is an explosive liquid which was first made by Ascanio Sobrero in 1846 by treating glycerol with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acid.
Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, the alcohol used in the preparation of dynamite is Glycerol.
Detailed explanation-3: -A large amount of glycerol is still used for making nitroglycerin, which is the primary explosive in dynamite and blasting gelatin.
Detailed explanation-4: -An explosive material, 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene is better known by its initials, TNT is made by adding 3 NO2 groups (from nitric acid) to toluene.
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