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Oxygen has a tremendously greater attraction for electrons than hydrogen does, so when hydrogen donates an electron to oxygen, there is a substantial release of energy. This energy appears in the form of heat, so the gases (hydrogen, oxygen, and water vapor which is the product of the reaction) will be very hot. Hot gases expand rapidly, hence, they explode.
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A liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen?
A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen would be a highly flammable gaseous mixture. If ignited, the mixture would burn, explode, and form water vapor. Water is not a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen but a compound.
When hydrogen explodes does it form water?
It depends on the circumstances. Hydrogen will burn in air, to be sure. It will make a pop sound producing a blue flame and forming water when ignited in a test tube. But in the case of the Hindenburg, it just burned with extreme rapidity. Hydrogen mixed with air or oxygen is explosive, but will not explode in "bulk" form.
Can Hydrogen explode on its own?
Yes, when hydrogen explodes it produces water.
What reaction occurred when burning a match stick?
The gas will explode in presence of oxygen! (and your match blown out, and hopefully you're not!)D.T.T.A.H.Only if brought in contact with H2 gas WITHOUT ANY O2 it would distiguish through absence of oxygen, but in practice this is IMPOSSIBLE to do (oxygen being present all the time as long as your match is burning, how else would it burn? see?)
Will hydrogen sulfide explode?
Yes. Hydrogen sulfide is extremely flammable.
Hydrogen can explode when ignited in air is physical property?
Chemical property
What is oxygen gas and hydrogen gas?
They are both diatomic gases. Hydrogen will explode in oxygen to produce water.
Did the hindenburg explode?
The Hindenburg was filled with the element Hydrogen, which is extremely flammable. A spark ignited the hydrogen, which caused the skin of the zeppelin to burn furiously. The hydrogen fueled the inferno.
Why does hydrogen explode when pottasium reacts with water?
The mixture of oxygen and hydrogen at high temperature (a reaction occur) is very explosive.
A liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen?
A mixture of hydrogen and oxygen would be a highly flammable gaseous mixture. If ignited, the mixture would burn, explode, and form water vapor. Water is not a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen but a compound.
Does 2 to 1 ratio of hydrogen and oxygen explodes?
No it dosent explode Hydrogen 2 Oxygen ( aka H2O ) is water lol
What explodes with oxygen and ignited?
Nothing can make oxygen explode! A faulty oxygen cylinder can explode, but that's not the fault of oxygen, any gas under pressure would cause a faulty cylinder to explode, but that happens without a spark or match! Oxygen is the stuff that supports combustion, that is, makes other things burn. And if it makes something burn really really quickly, that will look like an explosion. So if you mix oxygen and hydrogen together and add a spark there is an almighty bang - the hydrogen exploded! So if you smoke a cigarette in pure oxygen, the cigarette will have a very large flame - the cigarette will appear to explode! If you generate a spark in pure oxygen ALONE, you may detect a 'bleach' like smell which is ozone (oxygen is O2, ozone is O3). But there is no explosion! If the spark is a piece of hot metal (like off an emery wheel), the sparks will be brighter and 'die' quicker, but .... sorry .... no explosions! Summary and bottom line - oxygen does not burn, things put in oxygen burn. Oxygen does not explode, faulty oxygen bottles will explode.
If you have a container with hydrogen gas and oxygen gas what do you have?
You have a mixture that can be easily ignited to form water vapor.
Did the explosion of the Hindenburg lead to the creation of the hydrogen bomb?
no!!!!!the Hindenburg did not explode. its aluminum painted skin caught fire from an electrostatic discharge. that fire ignited ordinary chemical hydrogen/oxygen fires as the lift gas bladders breached.no nuclear fusion was involved. not even a chemical explosion occurred.
What causes oxygen to explode?
A contact with hydrogen or organic compounds at a high temperature.
What caused the nuclear reactors to explode?
The nuclear reactors did not explode. The problem was that the cooling system failed, and they overheated. Some water got so hot that it split into hydrogen and oxygen, and the hydrogen burned in the oxygen, which cause it to "pop"
What causes oxygen machines to explode?
A contact with hydrogen or organic compounds at a high temperature.
