Dinitrogen tetroxide
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Dinitrogen tetroxide, commonly referred to as nitrogen tetroxide, and occasionally as amyl, is the chemical compound N2O4. It is a useful reagent in chemical synthesis. It forms an equilibrium mixture
Nitrogen dioxide at different temperatures
Hypergolic propellant
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A hypergolic propellant is a rocket propellant whose components spontaneously ignite upon contact with one another. In contemporary usage, the term typically refers to the combination of dinitrogen te
Dinitrogen tetroxide
…synthesis. It forms an equilibrium mixture with nitrogen dioxide. Its molar mass is 92.011 g/mol. Dinitrogen tetroxide is a powerful oxidizer that is hypergolic (spontaneously ignites) upon contact with various forms of hydrazine, which has made the pair a common bipropellant for rockets. Dinitrogen tetroxide…
The Walter 109-509A hypergolic-propellant rocket engine of 1942–45
Hypergolic propellant tanks of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Orbital Maneuvering System
The attendant wears a full hazmat suit while loading hydrazine onto the MESSENGER space probe.