Can a grenade explode in space?

Yes, it would explode. Most hand grenades are nowadays triggered chemically, electrically or contain a fuze enclosed within the assembly, so they don’t require atmospheric oxygen to ignite, are watertight and otherwise more reliably go off at a preset time since activation.

What do explosions in space really look like?

An explosion in space would realistically look like a brief spherical burst of light moving outwards, as well as a discharge of energy and material from the exploding object (energy and light can both travel in a vacuum).

Can you survive a grenade?

Despite these rare instances, however, the odds of survival are extremely slim. With modern medicine, however, odds are greatly increased when compared to falling on a grenade in the 20th century.

Can oxygen explode without any fuel?

But under the right circumstances oxygen could cause quite an explosion for instance if oxygen is superheated in a tank and then sprayed upon any combustible surface the combustible item will explosively ignite. But in itself in the lack of any fuel oxygen will not explode except as a pressure explosion.

Can a nuclear bomb be exploded in space?

So as for a nuclear weapon, they use conventional high explosives (not C4, but similarly space-proof) to compress a fissionable fuel. The nuclear reaction itself is not oxygen-dependent at all. So, nuclear war is space is A-OK. Yes, a nuclear bomb can be exploded in space. Oxygen is not associated with a nuclear bomb exploding.

Can oxygen explode in a chemical reaction?

Oxygen, by itself, cannot explode in a chemical reaction as it is an oxidiser, and not a fuel or an explosive. However there is a chance that a pressurized container of oxygen can explode in the mechanical sense of the word, with just the oxygen bursting out but no flames or anything like that…

Why does the Sun produce fire without oxygen?

Same idea as with the rocket engines of the spaceship, which also produce fire while there’s no oxygen? The Sun isn’t “made of fire”. It’s made mostly of hydrogen and helium. Its heat and light come from nuclear fusion, a very different process that doesn’t require oxygen.