Hydrogen I. Warfare

A. The hydrogen bomb Deuterium & tritium (H isotopes) fusion = helium + energy

1. Tsar Bomba (king of bombs) Detonated 30th October 1961. 27 tonne Soviet hydrogen bomb.

Most powerful weapon ever constructed. Yield = 50 megatons of TNT

= 3,300 Hiroshima bombs. Mushroom cloud height = 2,000 km = 7 x Mt. Everest's

height.

2. Cold War (1945 - 1963) [info] a. Cuban missile crisis

October 1962

(1) Nikita Krushchev Leader of Soviet Union 1953 - 1964

(2) John Kennedy US President 1961 - 1963

II. Facts A. Temperature

1. Melting point -259.2 C Boiling point -252.8 C

2. Norm temp: Not very reactive High temp: Highly reactive

3. Extremely flammable B. Molecular

1. Diatomic (two atoms) 2. Breaks into free atoms @ high temp

C. Appearance 1. of gas

Colourless, odourless, insipid

2. of victims When inhaled, high amounts may = oxygen deficient env.

'Oxy-D' symptoms inc. headaches, dizziness, nausea,

vomiting. Victim's skin may have a blue colour.

D. Atomic 1. Powerful reductive agent,

even at ambient temp

a. Hydrogen + oxides & chlorides of var. metals

e.g. silver, copper, lead, bismuth, mercury

= free metals

E. Water 1. H2O formation slow @ amb. temp,

explosively violent w/ catalyser

e.g. platinum / electric spark.

2. One of main compounds of water

& all organic matter. Widely spread

in the entire Universe.

F. Fuel 1. Large quantities used as rocket fuel,

in combo w/ oxygen or fluorine & as rocket

propellent propelled by nuclear force.

III. Clothing A. Arsonist greasy, burnt, tattered, blacks, reds, yellows, oranges B. Soviet cold war army uniform greens, browns, grays, yellows, blacks [e.g.]

IV. Other A. Best friends with / dating Oxygen

1. Careers a. Hot headed life guard b. Russian explosives expert c. Ironic firefighter d. Cosmonaut / astronaut

2. Always angry, unless

calmed by Oxygen

B. Heavyset build C. Hot headed D. Overpowering (Alpha)

E. Acidic personality (Hydrogen cyanide, HCN)

F. Insipid (adj) Lacking flavour; weak or tasteless.

Lacking vigour or interest

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1. Tasteless / perverse sense of humour G. Dull when calm, nasty when angry / reactive.

Or nice during winter, nasty during summer.