What kind of gas was used by the Nazis in
concentration camps?
27. What kind of gas was used by the Nazis in concentration
camps?
The IHR says (original):
Zyklon-B, a hydrocyanic gas.
Nizkor replies:
Amazingly, even this four-word answer contains two errors.
First, Zyklon-B is the carrier of the gas, not the gas itself.
Zyklon-B is the trademarked name for a substance, usually wood chips or
diatomaceous earth, which has been impregnated with both the liquid
form of hydrogen cyanide, and an irritant.
Second, the gas in question is hydrogen cyanide (sometimes called
prussic acid). "A hydrocyanic gas" is
nonsensical, because there is only one gas which is hydrocyanic, and
that is hydrogen cyanide gas.
The IHR says (revised):
Hydrocyanic gas from "Zyklon B," a commercial pesticide
that was widely used throughout Europe.
Nizkor replies:
The answer as revised is correct.
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