Transcript The Halifax Explosion

The Halifax Explosion
From a Chemistry Point of View
Dec. 6, 1917
• This started out as a typical winter day in
Halifax.
• However, Halifax was not a typical city. It
was the gathering place for convoys of ships
heading to the War in Europe with troops
and supplies.
• Use this web site to get an overview of the
situation. Mysteries of Canada
Dig into the Story
• Why did the collision occur?
• How did the fire aboard the Mont Blanc
start?
• Describe some details about the force of the
explosion.
The manifest of the Mont Blanc
• What reactants were involved in the disaster and how were
they chemically combined to cause the explosion?
• Use the Merck Index, the Condensed Chemical Dictionary
, the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics and this website
to answer this question.
• Wikipedia: Picric Acid. This web site can be used as a
source for the other chemicals.
• Record the chemical formula, the reactivity, the chemical
synonyms, and general properties of each compound.
Indicate if the compound is ionic or molecular.
Concept Map of the Event
• Make a flow chart of the chemical events
that led to the explosion. These websites
offer some ideas for concept mapping/flow
charting: Concept mapping 1, Concept
Mapping 2
• Use Inspiration to create the Concept Map