Napalm is the name given to any of a number of flammable liquidLiquid
Liquid is one of the principal states of matter. A liquid is a fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of its bulk material....
s used in warWar
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fare, often jellied gasolineGasoline
File:GasCan.jpgGasoline or petrol is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture, primarily used as fuel in internal combustion engines.It consists mostly of aliphatic hydrocarbons, enhanced with iso-octane or the aromatic hydrocarbons toluene and benzene to increase its octane rating....
. Napalm is actually the thickener in such liquids, which when mixed with gasoline makes a sticky incendiary gel. Developed by the U.S. in World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
by a team of Harvard chemists led by Louis FieserLouis Fieser
Louis F. Fieser was an organic chemist, professor, and in 1968, professor emeritus at Harvard University. He was renowned as the inventor, in 1943, of a militarily effective form of napalm....
, its name is a portmanteau of the names of its original ingredients, coprecipitated aluminiumAluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white and ductile member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al; its atomic number is 13....
salts of naphthenicNaphthenic acid
Naphthenic acid is the name for an unspecific mixture of several cyclopentane and cyclohexane carboxylic acids with molecular weight of 120 to well over 700 au....
and palmiticPalmitic acid
Palmitic acid,CH314COOH or hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature, is one of the most common saturated fatty acids found in animals and plants....
acids. These were added to the flammable substance to cause it to gel.
Modern napalm is composed primarily of benzeneBenzene
Benzene, or benzol, is an organic compound chemical compound and a known carcinogen with the molecular formula Carbon6Hydrogen6....
and polystyrenePolystyrene
Polystyrene , sometimes abbreviated PS, is an Aromaticity polymer made from the aromatic monomer styrene, a liquid hydrocarbon that is commercially manufactured from petroleum by the chemical industry....
, and is known as napalm-B.
so a combination of different compounds and sometimes not even regulated. CH314COOH and the benzine ring formula c6h6 together would probably be the closet thing to a definite formula
It is a chemical formula.
it has no chemical formula. it is a mixture. only compounds have a chemical formula.
The chemical formula of cysteine is HO2CCH(NH2)CH2SH.
The chemical formula is Fe2S
The Chemical Formula for Helium is He.
During WW2 napalm substances were developed by Du Pont Chemical and Standard Oil.
A chemical burn.
No. Napalm is the name given to any of a number of flammable liquids used in warfare, often jellied gasoline (as by Wikipedia's definition). A chemical weapon is one that does not cause physical damage from blast or fire. Instead it releases a chemical agent that is harmful to humans.
Energy has no chemical formula as it is not a chemical.
chemical formula
That is the chemical formula. SnCl4 is the chemical formula for tin(IV) chloride.
Copper sulfate, chemical formula CuSO4Sodium chloride, chemical formula NaClSodium chromate, chemical formula H2CrO4Mercury sulfide, chemical formula HgSCalcium carbonate,CaCO3
It is a chemical formula.
Official napalm-B contains benzene, polystyrene and gasoline. (As opposed to field-expedient napalm, which is made by putting a gallon of gas in a five-gallon bucket, then stirring in either Ivory Snow or pieces of styrofoam until no more will go.) Benzene causes cancer.
Napalm is a burning agent.
it has no chemical formula. it is a mixture. only compounds have a chemical formula.
The chemical formula of cysteine is HO2CCH(NH2)CH2SH.