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• Acetone peroxide
  ...[https://archive.org/stream/Ullmans/01%20Ullmans-U-S-ARMY-Encyclopedia-of-Explosives-and-Related-Items-Vol-01#page/n147/mode/2up p. A41.]</ref> Chemistry with acetone peroxide is not done due to its low solubility and explosive properties.
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• Acetylene
  ...etylene''' (or '''ethyne''') is a flammable gas used in welding and making explosives. It contains a triple bond between two carbons in its structure, making it ...etylide]]. These are both rather sensitive and moderately powerful primary explosives.
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• Ammonium nitrate
  | ShockSens = Very low | FrictionSens = Very low
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• Chemophobia
  ...bodies. Certain dietary patterns, including prolonged fasting and high-fat low-carbohydrate dieting, can produce ketosis, in which acetone is formed in bo ==Drugs and Explosives "Precursors"==
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• Formaldehyde
  ...to a year before the concentration of dissolved formaldehyde becomes very low and the solution becomes opaque. ...roduce [[hexamine]], a solid fuel used for camping and a precursor to many explosives including RDX. The mixture of concentrated sulfuric acid and concentrated (
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• Ethylene glycol dinitrate
  ...It is more sensitive to initiation but can also detonate incompletely with low velocity. The reported detonation velocity is around 7800 m/s. Chemistry and Technology of Explosives - Volume II, first edition, 1965.
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• Nitric acid
  ...mpounds with nitric acid is the primary method of synthesis of many common explosives and other energetic materials, such as [[nitroglycerin]], [[nitrocellulose] ...it properly. Use this method only if you have a vacuum filtering set. This low-grade acid can be distilled to yield azeotropic nitric acid.
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• Nitrocellulose
  ...ust in air. It should be handled and treated with great care as with other explosives. While not as immediately dangerous as pieces of guncotton, solutions of ni *Chemistry and Technology of Explosives - Volume II, first edition, 1965
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• Nitroglycerin
  ...trate|nitrate ester]] of [[glycerol]]. It is one of the most commonly used explosives, found in dynamites, blasting gelatine and [[smokeless powder]]s. ...e of [[Nitric acid|nitric]] and [[sulfuric acid]]s in an ice bath, at very low temperatures. The information in this article is not enough to attempt such
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• Proper disposal of chemicals
  ...re '''special disposal techniques'''. In the interest of keeping lab costs low, though, it may be a good idea to look into [[Reagent recycling|ways to rec ...for this purpose), and in diluted form can be poured down the drain, as at low concentrations it's used in the treatment of water. It is a good idea to di
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• Potassium nitrate
  ...he nitrate ion, and it is arguably the most important ion when it comes to explosives, such as [[black powder]]. ...sulfate]] is crystallized out along with some of the potassium nitrate at low temperatures, leaving most of the desired product in solution.
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• Chloroform
  ...d with a characteristic sweet odor similar to other halomethanes. It has a low solubility in water but is miscible with most organic solvents. Chloroform ...plosion may be very violent and dangerous.<ref>The Chemistry of Powder and Explosives, Tenney L. Davis, Complete in one volume, page 402-403</ref><ref>https://yo
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• Black powder
  ...referred, to distinguish it from [[smokeless powder]]. It is classified as low order explosive. ...ld not be tried unless you know what you're doing. Persons who work in the explosives domain may acquire a permit to use black powder.
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• Methyl nitrate
  ...of NaOH in alcohol is added dropwise, while keeping the solution cooled at low temperature. This route should not be performed unless the person knows how [[Category:High explosives]]
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• Xenon
  ...es and oxyhalides are also known, and all these are powerful oxidizers and explosives, though they're expensive. Perxenates, {{chem|XeO|6|4-}}, are extremely pow ...l as explosive. However, the chance of encountering such compounds is very low.
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• Urea nitrate
  ...s destructive properties are similar to that of [[ammonium nitrate]]-based explosives. ...rea with nitric acid. The reaction is exothermic, so it's best to do it at low temperatures.
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• Erythritol tetranitrate
  ...sensitive to shock and friction, though less so than most common sensitive explosives. However, it can be reliably detonated in many cases via thermal shock in t ETN can be neutralized with an excess solution of sodium hydroxide, at low temperatures.
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• Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
  ...ve devices, instead it is mixed with various plasticizers, to form plastic explosives. When mixed with with [[RDX]], binders (styrene-butadiene e.g.), plasticize ...), however it is more sensitive to shock and friction than other secondary explosives such as [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]] or tetryl.
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• Smokeless powder
  [[Category:Low explosives]]
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• RDX
  ...tary and sometimes industrial appliactions, due to its good properties and low toxicity. RDX has the chemical formula '''C₃H₆N<sub>6 RDX has low sensitivity to impact and friction. If ignited, it will burn but will not e
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