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PBS LearningMedia: Dust Explosion
supported by the National Science Foundation
published by the WGBH Educational Foundation
This video package illustrates the hazard of dust explosions--specifically, how a material that is not generally flammable suddenly becomes combustible when its surface area is increased. The featured chemical is lycopodium powder, which is not especially flammable in normal circumstances. But disperse it into the air, bring a flame close by and.....KABOOM. (Video may be viewed in slow motion.)

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- Chemistry
Thermo & Stat Mech
- First Law
= Heat Transfer
- Thermal Properties of Matter
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© 2008 WGBH
Keywords:
chemical reaction, combustibility, combustion, combustion reaction, explosion video, fire, flammability, heat transfer, thermal expansion
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created June 27, 2011 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:
August 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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December 29, 2008
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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

4. The Physical Setting

4D. The Structure of Matter
  • 6-8: 4D/M6b. An important kind of reaction between substances involves the combination of oxygen with something else—as in burning or rusting.
  • 6-8: 4D/M11. Substances react chemically in characteristic ways with other substances to form new substances with different characteristic properties.
  • 9-12: 4D/H7b. An enormous variety of biological, chemical, and physical phenomena can be explained by changes in the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules.
  • 9-12: 4D/H9a. The rate of reactions among atoms and molecules depends on how often they encounter one another, which is affected by the concentration, pressure, and temperature of the reacting materials.
4E. Energy Transformations
  • 9-12: 4E/H4. Chemical energy is associated with the configuration of atoms in molecules that make up a substance. Some changes of configuration require a net input of energy whereas others cause a net release.
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(WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 2008), WWW Document, (https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07.sci.phys.matter.expldust/dust-explosion/).
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PBS LearningMedia: Dust Explosion (WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 2008), <https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07.sci.phys.matter.expldust/dust-explosion/>.
APA Format
PBS LearningMedia: Dust Explosion. (2008, December 29). Retrieved April 19, 2024, from WGBH Educational Foundation: https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07.sci.phys.matter.expldust/dust-explosion/
Chicago Format
National Science Foundation. PBS LearningMedia: Dust Explosion. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, December 29, 2008. https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07.sci.phys.matter.expldust/dust-explosion/ (accessed 19 April 2024).
MLA Format
PBS LearningMedia: Dust Explosion. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2008. 29 Dec. 2008. National Science Foundation. 19 Apr. 2024 <https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lsps07.sci.phys.matter.expldust/dust-explosion/>.
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@misc{ Title = {PBS LearningMedia: Dust Explosion}, Publisher = {WGBH Educational Foundation}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {19 April 2024}, Month = {December 29, 2008}, Year = {2008} }
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