Chemistry Comes Alive!:


Ice Bomb
	Contents Sodium Iodide + Mercury(II) Chloride Like Dissolves Like Ferrofluid Ice Bomb Oxidation of Glycerin Mercury Beating Heart Nitrogen Triiodide Detonation Cadmium Nitrate + Sodium Sulfide Copper(II) Nitrate + Ammonia Sodium + Acid Denaturation of Protein Hydrolysis of t-Butyl Chloride Centrifuging Which Is Hot? Dust Explosion Thermite
A cast iron bomb filled with water is placed in a dry-ice/acetone slush and covered with a wooden box. When the water in the bomb freezes, the bomb explodes. This demonstration is dangerous and the required equipment can be difficult to obtain.
Think About It What happened to the water-filled bomb when it froze? Why? Which of the following properties of the water in the bomb changed when the water froze? (Circle all that apply.) density mass molar mass volume
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Ice Bomb