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Although the chemicals were fairly cheap, the equipment to manufacture the gas was extremely expensive. But not much more than the cost of other weapons. The US spent several hundred dollars (1918 dollars) for each canister of Lewisite poison gas that was manufactured in Ohio.
In the 1980s, when Luxembourg sold Iraq 650 tons of chemicals used to make mustard gas, it was valued at approximately $300 million USD. Most of the gas was destroyed by the new Iraqi government, but some apparently fell into ISIS hands.
This value would be about $460,000 USD per ton ($230 per pound in 1980 dollars).
Mustard Gas, also known as Sulfur Mustard, was a chemical weapon used by both sides in the first world war. It was first used by the German Army in July 1917 in the run up to the Third Battle of Ypres.
It is an organic compound with the formula, (Cl-CH2CH2)2S.
It can be synthesized by treating Sulfur Dichloride with ethylene.
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Who used mustard gas first in world war 1?
The Germans used mustard gas during world war one.
How many people were killed by mustard gas?
None in the Holocaust or in the Second World War. There were victims (on both the front and at home) in the Great War.
What kind of gas was used in the trenches during World War 1?
It was called 'Mustard Gas'.
What is a gas in World War 1?
Mustard gas was a poisonous gas used.
Was poison gas used in World War I?
Yes. Mustard Gas
What was the mustard gas from world war 1 like?
phogene gas
What gas was used in World War 2?
Japan used Mustard gas on Chinese in World War II
What was the gas called that was used during World War 1?
mustard gas
What was the poisonous gas used by the Germans in world war 1?
Mustard Gas
How was the Mustard Gas used in World War 1?
Cannisters of mustard gas were shot at enemy troops in order to poison them.
Which weapon from World War I was the most feard?
Mustard Gas
Poisen gas in World War I?
mustard gas was used in world war 1 as weapon.it was introduced by Germans in 1917.
