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Explosive - Wikipedia An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure
Explosive | Definition, Types, Examples, Facts | Britannica Detonating explosives, such as TNT and dynamite, are characterized by extremely rapid decomposition and development of high pressure, whereas deflagrating explosives, such as black and smokeless powders, involve merely fast burning and produce relatively low pressures
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EXPLOSIVES - The World Factbook Explosives are chemical elements, compounds or physical mixtures that have the ability to convert to enormous amounts of gases in a very short time (1 1000 of a second) that takes place by external activator
Explosives | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The term includes, but is not limited to, black powder, pellet powder, initiating explosives, ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) mixtures, safety fuses, squibs, mixed binary explosives, and igniters
1: Introduction to Explosives - Royal Society of Chemistry The development of permitted and blasting explosives for commercial use is briefly covered together with the introduction of Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO), slurry and emulsion explosives Blackpowder, also known as gunpowder, was most likely the first explosive composition
Explosives - examples, body, used, process, type, chemical, form . . . Explosives are materials that produce violent chemical or nuclear reactions These reactions generate large amounts of heat and gas in a fraction of a second Shock waves produced by rapidly expanded gases are responsible for much of the destruction seen following an explosion
Explosives - Types Of Explosives And Their Sources Of Power Many substances that are not explosive by themselves can explode if oxygen is nearby Turpentine, gasoline, hydrogen, and alcohol are not explosives In the presence of oxygen in the air, however, they can explode if ignited by a flame or spark
The Chemistry of Explosions Explosives are substances that undergo a rapid oxidation reaction with the production of large quantities of gases It is the sudden buildup of gas pressure (see products above) that constitutes the nature of an explosion
Explosives - GlobalSecurity. org Explosives are classified as primary or secondary based on their susceptibility to initiation Primary explosives, which include lead azide and lead styphnate, are highly susceptible to
AP-42, CH 6. 3: Explosives - US EPA There are two major categories, high explosives and low explosives High explosives are further divided into initiating, or primary, high explosives and secondary high explosives