TNT (redirect from Trinitrotoluenes)
Trinitrotoluene (/ˌtraɪˌnaɪtroʊˈtɒljuiːn/), more commonly known as TNT (and more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene), and by its preferred IUPAC name...
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discovered trinitrotoluene in 1863, but the compound's use as an explosive was not developed until later. Wilbrand obtained trinitrotoluene or TNT by the...
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sense of metric ton of uranium (1,000 kg (2,200 lb)). The tonne of trinitrotoluene (TNT) is used as a proxy for energy, usually of explosions (TNT is...
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Other explosives are often referred to or confused with dynamite: Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is often assumed to be the same as (or confused for) dynamite...
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Look up TNT, trinitrotoluene, or trinitrotoluol in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. TNT is trinitrotoluene, an explosive chemical compound. TNT or TnT...
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is a liquid and highly unstable, it was replaced by nitrocellulose, trinitrotoluene (TNT) in 1863, smokeless powder, dynamite in 1867 and gelignite (the...
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the megaton (the energy released by detonating one million tons of trinitrotoluene, TNT) and the electronvolt. To reduce the incidence of retail fraud...
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were mixtures of several common components: Ammonium picrate TNT (Trinitrotoluene) PETN (Pentaerythritol tetranitrate) RDX Powdered aluminium. This is...
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Composition B (category Trinitrotoluene)
Composition B (Comp B), also known as Hexotol and Hexolite (among others), is a high explosive consisting of castable mixtures of RDX and TNT. It is used...
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TNT equivalent (category Trinitrotoluene)
(50% TNT + 50% AN) 1.50 6,290 0.91 Nitroguanidine 1.32 6,750 0.95 Trinitrotoluene (TNT) 1.60 6,900 1.00 Hexanitrostilbene (HNS) 1.70 7,080 1.05 Nitrourea...
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which became increasingly the case at long range. Germany had adopted trinitrotoluene (TNT) as the explosive filler for artillery shells in 1902, while the...
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of synthesis of many common explosives, such as nitroglycerin and trinitrotoluene (TNT). As very many less stable byproducts are possible, these reactions...
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designed to fit inside a suitcase. 1950s Thermometric bomb Time bomb Trinitrotoluene Commonly known as TNT 1863 Julius Wilbrand Germany Unguided bomb MOAB...
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isomers of chlorotoluene. Nitration of toluene gives mono-, di-, and trinitrotoluene, all of which are widely used. Dinitrotoluene is the precursor to toluene...
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Veremeev, "Происхождение "лимонки". "Советская ручная граната Ф-1" Trinitrotoluene Filling (TNT) F-1 grenade (Russian) Soviet hand grenade F-1 (Russian)...
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aluminium powder, not to be confused with T-ammonal which contains trinitrotoluene as well to increase properties such as brisance. The mixture is often...
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incendiary bullets, they can protect occupants against up to 15 kg lateral Trinitrotoluene (TNT) blasts and defend against DM51 grenade explosions from both beneath...
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Company and Hercules, had several decades of experience of manufacturing trinitrotoluene (TNT) and had no wish to experiment with new explosives. US Army Ordnance...
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Effective firing range 15–20 m (49–66 ft) Maximum firing range 30 m (98 ft) Filling Trinitrotoluene Filling weight 110 g (3.9 oz) Detonation mechanism 3.2 to 4.2 seconds...
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was built in 1941 as a production facility for nitrocellulose (NC), trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrotoluene (DNT), tetryl, and single-base smokeless powder...
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(DNP) 24 Acetone peroxide 25 RDX (C4/Hexogen) 48 HMTD 33 HMX (octogen) 48 Nitroglycerin 52 Pentaerythritol tetranitrate 52.3 Trinitrotoluene (TNT) 30...
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Baratol (category Trinitrotoluene)
Baratol is an explosive made of a mixture of TNT and barium nitrate, with a small quantity (about 1%) of paraffin wax used as a phlegmatizing agent. TNT...
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Composition H-6 (category Trinitrotoluene)
Composition H-6 is a melt-cast military aluminized high explosive. H-6 was developed in the US. The chemical composition of H-6 is specified as follows:...
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Minnesota, USA Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, a political party in Bhutan Trinitrotoluene (TNT), an explosive chemical compound This disambiguation page lists...
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and ammonia. It is chemically related to the more stable explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT). It was the first explosive used in an aerial bombing operation...
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This pale yellow crystalline solid is well known as a precursor to trinitrotoluene (TNT) but is mainly produced as a precursor to toluene diisocyanate...
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are produced by nitration including trinitrophenol (picric acid), trinitrotoluene (TNT), and trinitroresorcinol (styphnic acid). Another but more specialized...
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warfare agents by militaries globally. However, modern uses for 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) are associated with construction and demolition, rather than...
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explosive – initially ammonal but later approximately 170 g (6.0 oz) of trinitrotoluene filling – was connected to a detonator, and a pull cord ran from the...
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Canary Girls (category Trinitrotoluene)
Canary Girls were British women who worked in munitions manufacturing trinitrotoluene (TNT) shells during the First World War (1914–1918). The nickname arose...
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