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Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
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Pentaerythritol tetranitrate, also known as PENT, pentyl, TEN, corpent, or penthrite, is an explosive material. It is the nitrate ester of pentaerythritol, and is structurally very similar to nitrogly
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate 05
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate 05
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate before crystallization from acetone
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate before crystallization from acetone
RDX
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RDX, or hexogen, also known by other names, is an organic compound with the formula 3. It is white, odorless, tasteless, and widely used as an explosive. Chemically, it is classified as a nitroamine a
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate
…powerful explosive material with a relative effectiveness factor of 1.66. When mixed with a plasticizer, PTNGR forms a plastic explosive. Along with RDX it is the main ingredient of Semtex. PETN is also used as a vasodilator drug to treat certain heart conditions, such as for management of angina…
RDX crystal
RDX crystal
Armourers prepare to load 1,000 lb (450 kg) medium capacity bombs into the bomb-bay of an Avro Lancaster B Mark III of No. 106 Squadron RAF at RAF Met
Armourers prepare to load 1,000 lb (450 kg) medium capacity bombs into the bomb-bay of an Avro Lancaster B Mark III of No. 106 Squadron RAF at RAF Metheringham before a major night raid on Frankfurt. The stencilled lettering around the circumference of each bomb reads "RDX/TNT".