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Fireworks
Quiz
1. When were fireworks first used and for what purpose?
2. What is a chemical component of a firework?
3. Can a overproduction of a firework display endanger the audience and the firework technicians?
Reference
"What's That Stuff?" Chemical & Engineering News:. Chemical & Engineering News, 1998. Web. 14 Feb. 2016. <http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff.html>.
Wilson, Elizabeth. "C&EN: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - WHAT'S THAT STUFF? FIREWORKS." <i>Chemical & Engineering News</i>. Chemical & Engineering News, 2 July 2001. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff/7927sci3.html>.
Secrest, Rose, Dan M. Sullivan, and MICHAEL KENNEDY;JOYCE BOURNE. "Fireworks." <i>Encyclopedia.com</i>. HighBeam Research, 01 Jan. 1996. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/fireworks.aspx>.
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Vocabulary
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Saltpeter – Potassium Nitrate, a white crystalline salt, occurs naturally or able to produce synthetically, is a constituent of gunpowder, can also be used in fertilizer or as a meat preservative.
Gunpowder – A high explosive mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter.
Pyrotechnics – the art of making, using, and displaying fireworks.
Nitroglycerine – A yellow liquid composed by nitrating glycerol and highly explosive.
Dynamite – High explosive composed of nitroglycerine combined with an absorbent material and usually formed into sticks.
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