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Napalm is an incendiary mixture of a gelling agent and a volatile petrochemical (usually gasoline or diesel fuel). The name is a portmanteau of two of the constituents of the original thickening and gelling agents: coprecipitated aluminium salts of na phthenic acid and palm itic acid . [ 1 ]
Napalm, also called a firebomb fuel gel mixture, has a gel-like consistency, allowing it to stick to targets. Napalm is often used in combination with gasoline or jet fuel to make a bomb with a thin outer shell that easily explodes and ignites upon impact with a target.
napalm, the aluminum salt or soap of a mixture of naphthenic and aliphatic carboxylic acids (organic acids of which the molecular structures contain rings and chains, respectively, of carbon atoms), used to thicken gasoline for use as an incendiary in flamethrowers and fire bombs.
The horrifying photograph of children fleeing a deadly napalm attack on June 8, 1972, has become a defining image not only of the Vietnam War but the 20th century.
Determine the basic pathophysiology and toxicokinetics of napalm toxicity. Select the most appropriate evaluation methods to diagnose napalm toxicity, including applicable laboratory testing. Implement evidence-based treatment and management strategies for patients with napalm toxicity.
Napalm was prized for its propensity to spread across vast areas, and its tendency to flow into foxholes, bunkers and trenches, where it would adhere to both victims and surfaces. Napalm fire, which can burn for up to ten minutes, also consumes high amounts of oxygen.
Napalm was dropped on German and Japanese cities in the second world war and used extensively by the US in Vietnam from 1950s to 1970s. It is particularly feared because, unlike standard bombs and bullets, it flows and spreads very effectively – napalm is not easy to escape.