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Zyklon B is (or was) a trademark for hydrocyanic acid, or prussic acid, which is Blausäure in German, hence the B.
It was used as a poison gas in some Nazi extermination camps, mainly Auschwitz and Majdanek.
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∙ 10y agoa poison gas (hydrogen cyanide), used in death camps
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How does Zyklon B gas affect people?
Zyklon B is a pesticide. Once exposed to air, Zyklon B releases cyanide; which kills people.
What was the main chemical agent in Zyklon B?
Hydrogen cyanide.
What powder was used in the gas chamber to kill the Jews?
Hydrogen cyanide or Zyklon B as it was called.
When was zyklon b invented?
Zyklon B was developed by Fritz Haber, a German Jewish chemist and Nobel laureate. It was a cyanide based insecticide and used during the first world war for delousing, but was later used in the killing of thousands of Jews in gas chambers
Did Bayer made Zyklon B?
It was not really called "Bayer" at that time, it was called "I.G. Farben"
How does Zyklon B gas affect people?
Zyklon B is a pesticide. Once exposed to air, Zyklon B releases cyanide; which kills people.
What would you nickname Entei?
Zyklon-B
What is Zyklon B gas?
Zyklon B was the poison used in the Auschwitz gas chambers.
Why did the Nazis used zyklon B gas in the gas chambers?
Because, Zyklon B is a poisonous and toxic gas which will kill people withing 15 minutes
What chemical was used to kill the Jews during the Holocaust?
Zyklon-B, an industrial-strength pesticide, was poured through openings in the roofs of the gas chambers. When exposed to air, Zyklon-B gives off a highly toxic gas. The Allies found millions upon millions of empty Zyklon-B containers when they raided the death camps. Diesel engine exhausts were also used, either in the "showers" or in gas vans that they transported Jews to the site in.
What was the gas in the holocaust?
Zyklon-B and carbon monoxide
What was the name of the gas Pellets in Holocaust?
Zyklon B
What chemical weapon was used by Germans?
Zyklon B
What was the main chemical agent in Zyklon B?
Hydrogen cyanide.
What poison was used during the holocaust?
Zyklon B, I believe.
What chemical killed the people in the belzec camp?
Zyklon B .
What poisonous pellets were used in the concentration camps?
Zyklon B
