• Nitromethane, sometimes shortened to simply "nitro", is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3NO 2. It is the simplest organic nitro compound...
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    to a maximum of 90% nitromethane; the remainder is largely methanol. However, this mixture is not mandatory, and less nitromethane may be used if desired...
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    painted or molded markings. Each mine contained a small amount of liquid nitromethane/nitroethane explosive and was designed with a shape that would cause...
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    Skylighter, Inc. Retrieved 2017-08-02. This flame looks fake but is real (nitromethane) – YouTube "Flame Colors as Chemical Indicators". Archived from the original...
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  • of aeromodeling competition, contain no nitromethane at all. Glow fuel is a mixture of methanol, nitromethane, and oil. Methanol is the primary ingredient...
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  • Tetranitromethane or TNM is an organic oxidizer with chemical formula C(NO2)4. Its chemical structure consists of four nitro groups attached to one carbon...
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  • This page provides supplementary chemical data on nitromethane. The handling of this chemical may incur notable safety precautions. MSDS is available from...
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  • contains some portion (usually between 10% and 40%) of nitromethane mixed with methanol. Nitromethane is a highly combustible substance that is generally...
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    compound having the chemical formula C2H5NO2. Similar in many regards to nitromethane, nitroethane is an oily liquid at standard temperature and pressure....
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    parent alkane, creating a diverse mixture of products; for instance, nitromethane, nitroethane, 1-nitropropane, and 2-nitropropane are produced by treating...
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    one of three dealers of nitromethane, was at his unit when he noted a "young man in fatigues" wanted to purchase nitromethane and hydrazine. Another fuel...
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    the following figure why nitromethane (CH3NO2) is often used as a power boost for cars. Since each molecule of nitromethane contains an oxidant with relatively...
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    different copper centers, one with [4+1] and one that is square planar. The nitromethane solvate also features "[4+1] coordination", with four short Cu-O bonds...
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    product would be nitromethane. For example, sodium and potassium nitrite reacting with iodomethane would produce mostly nitromethane, with methyl nitrite...
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  • Liquid Explosive, is a liquid binary explosive. It is a mixture of 95% nitromethane (NM) along with 5% ethylene diamine (EDA) as a sensitizer. Other amine...
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    It was a 1.5 liter plastic bottle that contained ammonium nitrate and nitromethane with shotgun pellets and weighed about 2–3 kilograms (4.4–6.6 lb). Investigations...
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  • S-25 (nitromethane) 3.5 cc "NitroStar" 21BB/F3.5 (nitromethane) 4.6 cc "NitroStar" F4.6, K4.6 (nitromethane) 5.9 cc "NitroStar" K5.9 (nitromethane) Transmission...
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    This substituted carboxylic acid is used as a potential precursor to nitromethane, commonly used as a fuel in drag racing and as an organic reagent in...
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    compound to sensitize nitromethane into an explosive. This mixture was used at Picatinny Arsenal during World War II, giving the nitromethane and ethylenediamine...
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  • Dom heads to Los Angeles to attend her funeral and finds traces of nitromethane at the crash site. He coerces the local mechanic into giving the name...
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    Water gel explosives are produced by combining nitroparaffins, usually nitromethane, with an aqueous salt solution and a gelling agent. These nitroparaffins...
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    or can burn nitromethane and be normally aspirated, fuel injected engines. Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars resemble their nitromethane (Fuel) counterparts...
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    also have piston engines that use fuels other than gasoline, such as nitromethane. Some turbine engines commonly used in helicopters can also use biodiesel...
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    efficiency, and at worst causing them not to work at all. Methanol and nitromethane are common fuels. The fully functional, albeit small, engines vary from...
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    570 1.10 Nitrocellulose (13.5% N, NC; AKA guncotton) 1.40 6,400 1.10 Nitromethane (NM) 1.13 6,360 1.10 PBXW-126 (22% NTO, 20% RDX, 20% AP, 26% Al, 12%...
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  • H2NCOOH Methyl nitrite, organic compound with the chemical formula CH3ONO Nitromethane, organic compound with the chemical formula CH3NO2 This set index page...
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    three categories, based on the fuel they use: gasoline, methanol, and nitromethane. They are most commonly single-engined, though twin-engined and quad-engined...
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    submarines carry pure oxygen. Rockets very often use liquid oxygen. Nitromethane is added to some racing and model fuels to increase power and control...
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  • chemical compound Nitromethane, a simple organic nitro compound with the formula CH 3NO 2 Nitro fuel, a fuel containing nitromethane and methanol Nitro...
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    tetrachloride, chloroform, diethyl ether, ethylene glycol, glycerol, nitromethane, pyridine, and toluene. Its main use as a solvent is in making tincture...
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