Mythbusters-Blow It Out The Water

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18 questions
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What is the first myth testing?

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_______ grams of black powder are being used in the scaled down version of the first myth.

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Most of black powder is potassium nitrate or KNO3, how many oxygen atoms are needed for the black powder?

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Most of black powder is potassium nitrate or KNO3, What element does the N in KNO3 represent?

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Most of black powder is potassium nitrate or KNO3, what element does the O in KNO3 represent?

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In the second test(black powder at the middle of the tank), how many inches did the model boat blow out of the water?

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For the second myth, it is based off of a TV show called ______________________?

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For a bullet in the second myth, 0.15 grams of gunpowder is used in a bullet, how many times smaller is this amount inside a bullet compared to the blackpowder in the first myth?

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For a bullet in the second myth, 0.15 grams of gunpowder is used in a bullet, how many significant figures in 0.15 grams

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2 KNO3 + S + 3 C → K2S + N2 + 3 CO2. The chemical formula given is the reaction when black powder explodes. What element is S on the periodic table?

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2 KNO3 + S + 3 C → K2S + N2 + 3 CO2. The chemical formula given is the reaction when black powder explodes. In the reactants, how many C or carbons are needed for the reaction?

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2 KNO3 + S + 3 C → K2S + N2 + 3 CO2. The chemical formula given is the reaction when black powder explodes. In the reactants, how many nitrogen gas particles are produced from this reaction?

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2 KNO3 + S + 3 C → K2S + N2 + 3 CO2. In the original explosion, 15 grams of black powder are used, if the equation is changed from 2 KNO3, to 4 KNO3, how do you think the grams would change?

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ANFO or ammonium nitrated, it has the chemical formula of NH4NO3, how many atoms of hydrogen are in the chemical formula?

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ANFO or ammonium nitrate, it has the chemical formula of NH4NO3, how many atoms of nitrogen are in the chemical formula?

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What is the pH of the lake where they are testing the boat explosion?

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What is the conclusion of the second myth(busted, confirmed or plausible)?

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What is the conclusion of the first myth(busted, confirmed or plausible)?