Question

Choose from the brackets and fill in the blacks with appropriate word.

An explosive prepared by using sulphuric acid is _____. (trinitrotoluene/ trinitrophenol)

Answer 1

• An explosive prepared by using sulphuric acid is __trinitrotoluene__.
• Sulphuric acid (${\mathbf{H}}_{\mathbf{2}}{\mathbf{SO}}_{\mathbf{4}}$) is a very strong acid with dehydrating property.
• Sulphuric acid has many applications.
• One of the industrial application is the manufacturing of explosives.
• It is used to manufacture explosive named Trinitrotoluene (TNT).
• Therefore, Trinitrotoluene is an explosive prepared by using Sulphuric acid.