Nitroglycerin is an organic compound that is commonly used in explosives and also as a medicine. Nitroglycerin is highly reactive and can be set off with as little as a jolt of motion. When the small amount of energy is intoroduced a decomposition reaction occurs. This reaction releases a lot of energy and creates an explosion, from the reaction: Nitrogen, Carbon Monoxide, Water, and Oxygen molecules are created. Because of its highly explosive behavior it is used in TNT and used by itself as an explosive. One advantage of using it as an explosive is that it is smokless because it doesn't create any carbon molecules. This provides an excellent explosive for wartime because of better visibility.
Nitroglycerin is also used as a medicine. It stops Angina Pectoris, which symptoms include severe chest pain that radiates down into the left arm, this is caused by insufficient bloodflow to the heart. Angina Pectoris is caused by a number of other problems including Acute Myocardial Infarctions, also known as the common heart attack. It is a vasodilator which mean it dilates blood vessels which allows for blood flow. Nitroglycerin can be administered in a number of ways. The most popular is in tablet for, for this you place the tablet under your tongue and let it dissolve. There is also a spray which is given by spraying it under your tongue, and it can be administered directly into a port made into the body.
Some videos to demonstrate Nitroglycerin's explosive energy, and how easily it is set off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r17czTWHFmU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ0RePZd3bg
Nitroglycerin is also used as a medicine. It stops Angina Pectoris, which symptoms include severe chest pain that radiates down into the left arm, this is caused by insufficient bloodflow to the heart. Angina Pectoris is caused by a number of other problems including Acute Myocardial Infarctions, also known as the common heart attack. It is a vasodilator which mean it dilates blood vessels which allows for blood flow. Nitroglycerin can be administered in a number of ways. The most popular is in tablet for, for this you place the tablet under your tongue and let it dissolve. There is also a spray which is given by spraying it under your tongue, and it can be administered directly into a port made into the body.
Some videos to demonstrate Nitroglycerin's explosive energy, and how easily it is set off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r17czTWHFmU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ0RePZd3bg