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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_{6 RDX has low sensitivity to impact and friction. If ignited, it will burn but will not e
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• Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide
  A SM user has discovered that MEKP can be stored at low and constant temperatures (like underground) without decomposition for at l [[Category:Primary explosives]]
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• Potassium peroxochromate
  ...] and [[potassium chromate]] solution are kept in a freezer and chilled at low temperatures. The hydrogen peroxide is added slowly to the K₂CrO [[Category:Primary explosives]]
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• Lead(II) azide
  ...sub>2}'''. It is used as a primer in detonators to initiate secondary explosives, though it has been removed from most commercial detonators due to its toxi Due to its low solubility, lead azide precipitates out of the solution. The precipitate is
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• Ammonium azide
  ...nd [[hydrazoic acid]], the latter being the one that detonates. Due to its low shock sensitivity, ammonium azide can be safely ground in a wooden mortar.< [[Category:Primary explosives]]
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• Ammonium permanganate
  ...s high solubility, while ammonium permanganate will precipitate due to its low solubility in water. The solution is filtered and the precipitate is washed ...d_Items_-_Vol_8_of_10_-_M_to_P.pdf Seymour M. Kaye (1978), Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items, vol. 8]</ref>
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• Tannerite
  ...city bullet impact, such as being dropped, a hammer blow, or impact from a low-velocity bullet or even shotgun blast. Tannerite is not flammable – an ex ...te components is legal, though the legislation on its use is murky. Binary explosives are not classified as explosive materials, '''when kept as separate compone
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• Lead styphnate
  ...uric acid]], known as [[nitrating mixture]]. This reaction must be done at low and constant temperature, to prevent a runaway or worse. [[Category:Primary explosives]]
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• Ammonium dinitramide
  | FrictionSens = Low ...etonation velocity is around 7,000 m/s.<ref>http://www.eurenco.com/content/explosives/defence-security/oxidizers-energetic-polymers/adn/</ref>
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• ANFO
  ...hols will partially dissolve both components, as AN is slightly soluble in low-chain alcohols, while most FOs are either soluble or miscible with them. AN ...friction and heat. It has a moderate detonation velocity compared to other explosives, with a value of 3,200 m/s. ANFO is a tertiary explosive, meaning it cannot
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• ANNM
  ...binary explosive with limited use in various domains, due to it's relative low stability. ...explosive material, though it's more sensitive than ANFO or most AN-based explosives, which makes it easier to detonate. It has a detonation velocity of 6125 m/
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• Guanidinium nitrate
  ...NICAL REPORT ARLCD-TR-78062, p. 19]</ref>, or 3700 m/s<ref>Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items Vol 10; Ed Kaye, S.M. U.S. Army Armament Research and Dev ...for model airplanes. It is attractive because it has a high gas output and low flame temperature. It has a relatively high monopropellant specific impulse
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• Ammonium nitrite
  | ShockSens = Low | FrictionSens = Low
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• Ammonal
  ...uminium and charcoal powder will not, forming an emulsion. It is stable to low impact forces like those being caused by being dropped on the floor or hit [[Category:High explosives]]
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• Alloy
  ...ness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=6198 Metallic Low Melting Alloys and High Explosives]
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• Detonator
  Ordinary detonators are ignition-based explosives. This form of detonator is most commonly initiated using safety [[fuse]], a ...wall with a reactive explosive compound, which, when ignited, propagates a low energy signal, similar to a dust explosion.
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• Mannitol hexanitrate
  ...ghly exothermic and must be done very carefully at low temperatures and at low concentrations. [[Category:High explosives]]
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• Nitroguanidine
  Nitroguanidine is an energetic material, widely used as propellant. It has low impact sensitivity, but its detonation velocity is high. [[Category:High explosives]]
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• Common Acronyms
  '''COPAE'''—"The Chemistry of Powder and Explosives" by Tenney L. Davis (Book) ...urenco.com/content/explosives/defence-security/high-explosives/insensitive-explosives/fox-12/ "Guanylurea dinitramide"]
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• Armstrong's mixture
  [[Category:Low explosives]]
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• Whistle mix
  [[Category:Low explosives]]
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• HMX
  | ShockSens = Low | FrictionSens = Low
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• Regulatory quirks
  ...ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/licensing-for-home-users-of-explosives-precursors/licensing-for-home-users-of-poisons-and-explosive-precursors</re ...s considered explosive material.<ref>https://www.atf.gov/explosives/binary-explosives</ref> This means that one can potentially have a "just add water" bomb-maki
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• Ethyl nitrate
  ...]</ref> It has an oxygen balance of -61.5%.<ref>Jiping Liu, 2015, ''Liquid Explosives''</ref> ...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
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• Isopropyl nitrate
  IPN is a low-sensitivity explosive, with a detonation velocity of approximately 5400 m/s [[Category:High explosives]]
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• Styphnic acid
  Styphnic acid is itself a low sensitivity explosive, similar to picric acid, but explodes upon rapid heat [[Category:High explosives]]
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• FOX-7
  ...7 is considered a very powerful yet very stable explosive compound. It has low friction and shock sensitivity and does not detonate upon exposure to heat ...0 RDX/TNT with 1% paraffin wax) and nearly pure FOX-7 based plastic bonded explosives are slightly superior to [[RDX]], though it's far less sensitive than RDX.
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• C-4
  ...of a [[mineral oil]] often called "process oil." Instead of "process oil," low-viscosity motor oil is used in the manufacture of C-4 for civilian use.<ref [[Category:High explosives]]
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• Xylitol pentanitrate
  Xylitol pentanitrate is a white crystalline solid, with a relative low melting point. It is almost insoluble in water, but much more soluble in or ...retical Explosive Performance of Xylitol Pentanitrate (XPN)". Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics. 44 (5): 541–549]</ref>
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• High explosive
  ...ilitary applications. The term high explosive is in contrast with the term low explosive, which explodes (deflagrates) at a lower rate. ...cally meet the explosive velocity definition, they are not considered high explosives in regulatory contexts.
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• Silver chlorate
  ...ion when the stopper is removed. AgClO₃ decomposes to AgCl with low heat or on melting, but when quickly heated it explodes or deflagrates.<ref [[Category:Primary explosives]]
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• Sodium hydrazide
  Sodium hydrazide reacts with nitriles, followed by water, at low temperatures to yield amidrazones.<ref>Th. Kauffmann, S. Spaude, and D. Wul [[Category:Primary explosives]]
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• Silver oxalate
  | ShockSens = Low | FrictionSens = Low
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