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Chemistry Applications Essay

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 Dynamite is a chemical explosive that forever changed warfare for the nineteenth century. In 1867 it was patented by Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor. Notably it was created when Nobel discovered that absorbing nitroglycerin onto cellulose made it more stable. This allows the explosive to be more controllable. Dynamite had become the strongest military explosive to date and it is still used by many people today. =====

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 Alfred Nobel was born in 1833 in Sweden to Adriette Ahlsell and Immanuel Nobel, Alfred’s father, who was an inventor and engineer. Immanuel tested different ways to blast rocks to help with his constructions. The family moved to Russia due to bankruptcy early on and after returning to Sweden Alfred focused on advancing nitroglycerine into an explosive. Consequently his brother Emil and several others died in one of the explosions in which Alfred was not present for. In spite of this Alfred went on to discover that when nitroglycerine is mixed with cellulose it becomes safer and more controllable. His breakthrough caused a growing market for dynamite and for Alfred Nobel to prove himself in being a skillful businessman. He quickly became very wealthy after his invention of dynamite. Despite his wealth, Nobel was very solitary, lonely and frequently ill. Nobel chose not to get married or have children and suffered from chronic depression. Although his invention became the strongest military explosive to date, he strongly supported international peace programs. Before he died in 1896, Alfred Nobel said that he desired his wealth be used for “prizes for people who have conferred the greatest benefit of mankind.” This began the Nobel Peace Prize which is awarded to those who have done great deeds. =====

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 An explosive is a material that when ignited burns extremely fast and makes large amounts of hot gas that expands quickly and applies pressure. Dynamite is a type of chemical explosive that involves nitroglycerin. Nitroglycerin is a yellow, faint, and oily liquid that was first invented by Ascanio Sobrero, an Italian chemist. It is highly shock sensitive and shaking it can cause explosive decomposition. By mixing nitroglycerin with cellulose or diatomaceous, an absorbent solid material, it is more maintained. The reaction for nitroglycerin’s explosive decomposition is: =====

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 Dynamite affected warfare as people knew it and is a controllable explosion that became an important invention for the nineteenth century. It is still used today for the demolishing of buildings, passages, and roads. Also it is used in certain types of mining and construction. In short dynamite changed weapon technology forever. =====