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1. Write a paragraph (~250 words) on why it is important from a hazmat perspective to know the names of hazardous materials. Please include a REFERENCE(S) (journal article, book, website, etc..) or specific example to support paragraphs.
2. You are a responder in a foreign country and find an IED that is composed of a small explosive charge and an old 150-gallon propane cylinder filled with chlorine gas. Your bomb techs remove the explosive device, but the old propane cylinder is leaking slightly. What are the hazards of chlorine gas? What precautions would you take? What mitigation will you take to neutralize the chlorine effectively? Please include a REFERENCE(S) (journal article, book, website, etc..) if needed to support your answer.
3. Why longer chain organic molecules have a higher flashpoint and a higher boiling point? Please include a REFERENCE(S) (journal article, book, website, etc..) or specific example to support your answer.
4. Why it is important to know whether a chemical is polar or non-polar from a Hazmat perspective? Please include a REFERENCE(S) (journal article, book, website, etc..) or specific example to support your answer.
5. You are a hazmat responder and walk into what appears to be a meth lab. There are flasks of iodine, White Gas fuel, Sodium Hydroxide, Nitric Acid, and a box of ephedrine. What are the hazards of each chemical? What reactions (or incompatibilities) could you predict? What precautions would you take with each chemical? Please include a REFERENCE(S) (journal article, book, website, etc..) or specific example to support your answer.
6. There are dozens of chemicals in a typical American home. Do a quick survey of the chemicals in your home and pick 4 (5 points for each chemical). Identify the product, the active ingredient? What is the active ingredients hazards? Identify the active ingredient chemical family (1pnt) the active ingredient’s chemical family and the active ingredient’s hazards.
Please include a REFERENCE(S) (journal article, book, website, etc..) if needed to support your answer.
