Is sugar more explosive than TNT?

It's easy to forget that sugar can be an explosive. In fact, it's four times more powerful weight for weight than TNT.


Is sugar flammable or explosive?

Tiny sugar particles burn up almost instantly because of their high ratio of surface area to volume. Table sugar, or sucrose, is flammable under the right conditions, just like wood (which is made of cellulose, or lots of sugar molecules linked together).

Can sugar cause an explosion?

YES, if it is a fine powder or dust! Any material which can burn is capable of causing a catastrophic dust explosion if it is suspended as a fine dust or powder in air or other oxidizing atmosphere. On February 7, 2008 there was a severe explosion in a sugar refinery near Savannah, Georgia, USA.


Which explosive is the strongest?

Nitroglycerine, discovered in 1846, still remains the most powerful explosive in practical use.

How explosive is powdered sugar?

In powder and bulk solid form, sugar is combustible and presents an explosion hazard when it is finely divided and dispersed as a dust cloud in air. All that is needed is an ignition source. Sugar dust fueled the Imperial Sugar refinery explosion in 2008.


Turning sugar into an explosive



What is the most explosive mixture?

Azidoazide azide is the most explosive chemical compound ever created. It is part of a class of chemicals known as high-nitrogen energetic materials, and it gets its "bang" from the 14 nitrogen atoms that compose it in a loosely bound state.

Is flour more explosive than gunpowder?

So, can flour explode? As astonishing as it may sound, the fact is that flour dust is more explosive than gunpowder and 35 times more combustible than coal dust.

What is C4 made of?

C4 was used during the Vietnam War as part of demolition blocks; today, it is commonly used in both military and civilian settings for demolition and flares. C4 is composed of RDX (91%), dioctyl sebacate (5.3%), polyisobutylene (2.1%), and mineral/motor oil (1.6%) [1].


Is C4 more powerful than TNT?

C4 yields a higher peak pressure than TNT so the weight of C4 that yields a peak pressure equivalent to a given weight of TNT was determined based on the relationship that peak pressure is proportional to heat of detonation [4].

What does C4 stand for?

Command, Control, Communications and Computers. An official website of the United States government.

What happens if you put sugar in fire?

Sugar is made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. When heated over a candle, these elements react with the fire to turn into a liquid. The heat causes the sugar's atoms to combine with the oxygen in the air, forming new groups of atoms. Energy is released in this chemical reaction in the form of smoke and black soot.


Does sugar do anything to fire?

Burning sugar—chemically known as sucrose (C12H22O11)—produces energy almost immediately. Anyone who has roasted a marshmallow—which is mostly made of sugar—over a fire knows the marshmallow ignites and burns like a torch.

What reacts violently with sugar?

When potassium chlorate and ordinary table sugar are combined, and a drop of sulfuric acid is added as a catalyst, the two react violently with each other, releasing large quantities of heat energy, a spectacular purplish flame, and a great deal of smoke.

How destructive is sugar?

Eating too much added sugar can have many negative health effects. An excess of sweetened foods and beverages can lead to weight gain, blood sugar problems, and an increased risk of heart disease, among other dangerous conditions.


Does sugar melt or burn?

When simple sugars such as sucrose (or table sugar) are heated, they melt and break down into glucose and fructose, two other forms of sugar. Continuing to heat the sugar at high temperature causes these sugars to lose water and react with each other producing many different types of compounds.

Can a C4 destroy a tank?

C4 is a great anti-tank weapon if a LAW is not available. If the C4 is attached to the tank when it detonates, it will immediately destroy the tank. However, getting to the tank to place the charge may prove difficult.

Will C4 explode if you shoot it?

A block of C4 plastic explosives can withstand a rifle shot without exploding. You can even set one on fire without too much worry. That doesn't mean a bomb made out of C4 or another less-sensitive explosive, like TNT, is impervious to gunshots. Such a bomb would have a detonator, which is far more vulnerable.


What blocks are immune to TNT?

So water, lava (the stationary block), obsidian, and bedrock are always indestructible, and fences and less blast-resistant blocks can be destroyed by fireballs.

What does C4 smell like?

Trivia (3) C4 doesn't actually smell like almonds, it smells like tar or motor oil. There is an explosive that smells like almonds and it is called Nobels 808. The stadium Cal goes to is Los Angeles Memorial Stadium.

Is C4 water resistant?

C4 is waterproof and may be used underwater if necessary.


Does C4 damage metal?

Metal doors can be destroyed with exactly 2 C4 Charges. Maximum damage is achieved by placing and detonating one charge at a time.

Why is gunpowder no longer used?

Its use in weapons has declined due to smokeless powder replacing it, and it is no longer used for industrial purposes due to its relative inefficiency compared to newer alternatives such as dynamite and ammonium nitrate/fuel oil.

What materials are highly explosive?

This list includes obvious explosive materials such as 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), lead azide, and mercury fulminate. The list also includes more common laboratory chemicals in dried out or non-reagent form such as dinitrophenol, picric acid, and sodium azide.


Can gunpowder be made from bat poop?

Bat guano's high nitrate content provided a key ingredient for the production of gunpowder, and by 1863 a shortage of munitions and other goods precipitated by the Union blockade, prompted the South to seek alternative means of securing various supplies.