Formation of water
a powerful exothermic reaction. Continued
The explosion that results is enough to send the lid of the tin souring.
Rebecca asked Irene, her teacher, to fill the tin with as much hydrogen as possible so that a loud explosion can result. Irene responded "I don't think that will work. In fact quite the opposite will happen". Explain Why?
Explain what proportion of oxygen to hydrogen will be just right for the loudest explosion possible, given that the tin is 2 litres in volume.
Refer to the reaction on the left below.
The space shuttle uses this reaction as a source of thrust to power it high into the atmosphere.
Look at the reaction below. Give two reasons why this reaction is very useful as a fuel?
2H2(l) + O2(l) => 2H2O(g)
