ångkammaren
Ångkammaren, literally translated as "steam chamber" or "gas chamber" in English, most commonly refers to the method of execution by lethal gas. This method involves the condemned individual being secured in an airtight chamber, and then a poisonous gas, typically hydrogen cyanide, is introduced. The gas is produced by allowing a liquid acid to react with cyanide salts. The process is designed to cause rapid unconsciousness followed by death through respiratory arrest.
The use of lethal gas as a form of capital punishment originated in the United States in
While "ångkammaren" can technically refer to any chamber where steam is used, its primary and most widely