When TNT Detonates, What Happens to the Carbon Atoms

question 31

Multiple Choice

When TNT detonates, what happens to the carbon atoms?

• A)They burn.
• B)They are reduced to powder.
• C)They reduce.
• D)They oxidize.

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Definitions:

Steroid

Type of lipid molecule having a complex of four carbon rings—e.g., cholesterol, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.

Lipid Molecule

Organic molecules that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.

Phospholipid

Molecule that forms the bilayer of the cell’s membranes; has a polar, hydrophilic head bonded to two nonpolar, hydrophobic tails.

Functional Group

A specific grouping of atoms within a molecule that is responsible for a characteristic chemical reaction.