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Chapter 11: Explosions

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An explosive that normally detonates is known as:

1.
Your Answer: a high explosive.

Which one of the following is a definition of a deflagration?

2.
Your Answer: A type of chemical explosion in which the speed at which the
reaction front moves through the explosive is less than the speed of
sound in that material.

Which one of the following is a definition of a detonation?

3.
Your Answer: A type of chemical explosion in which the speed at which the
reaction front moves through the explosive is greater than the
speed of sound in that material.

A secondary explosive is, by definition:

4.
Your Answer: the main charge of an explosive device that is set off by a small
quantity of explosive that is relatively easier to initiate than itself.

Detonations in dispersed explosives are rare, when they do occur:

5.
Your Answer: the explosion centre and the region of maximum damage do not
coincide.

6. Using the equation given below, calculate the approximate diameter of the crater
that would be expected to be produced by a bomb containing 210 kg of explosive.

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where W is the weight of the charge in kilograms and d is the diameter of the crater
in meters.

Which is the correct answer?

Your Answer: 5 m
Correct Answer: 15 m

7. Read the following statements and then decide which of the answers is correct.

(i) Bulk samples of explosive have the potential to contaminate items that are
suspected of containing trace quantities of explosives.

(ii) With careful handling to avoid cross contamination, it is considered to be best

practise to analyse items for trace levels of explosives in the same room in which
bulk samples of explosives are analysed, as this minimises the amount of equipment
that must be used.

Your Answer: Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false.

Thin-layer chromatography can be used to analyse samples that are believed to

8. contain explosives. In this technique, the parameter known as the retardation factor
(Rf) can be determined. Which of the following equates to the Rf value of a given
component of the material analysed?

Your Answer: Distance travelled by the component divided by the furthest

distance travelled by the solvent from the origin.

9. Read the following statements and then decide which of the answers is correct.

(i) Analytical data that show the presence of traces of explosive materials on
someone's hands is not proof that a crime has been committed.

(ii) Traces of explosives can be transferred to someone's hands by shaking hands

with someone who has recently handled explosives.

Your Answer: Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false.

Correct Answer: Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true.

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10. Read the following statements and then decide which of the answers is correct.

(i) The handling of bulk samples of explosives has to be carried out with great care,
not least because they may explode.

(ii) The ease with which nitroglycerine can be caused to explode means that it
cannot be analysed by either GC or HPLC.

Your Answer: Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false.

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