Question

Which property of trinitrotoluene (tnt) is most likely a chemical property? Which property of trinitrotoluene (tnt) is most likely a chemical property? Explosive melting point is 80.1°c yellow color none of the above?

Answer 1

The melting point of any substance is its physical property.

colour of any substance is also its physical property.

However TNT is a chemical property. It is explosive as it dissociates into nitrogen gas , water, Carbon monoxide and carbon.

the reaction can be given as

2 C7H5N3O6 ---> 3 N2 + 5 H2O + 7 CO + 7 C

Due to carbon it gives as sooty flames