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
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 Metheringham before a major night raid on Frankfurt. The stencilled lettering around the circumference of each bomb reads "RDX/TNT".
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
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…PBXN-3, PBXN-6, PBXN-10, PBXN-201, PBX-0280, PBX Type I, PBXC-116, PBXAF-108, etc. Semtex (trade name): Plastic demolition explosive containing RDX and PETN as major energetic components Torpex: 42% RDX, 40% TNT, and 18% powdered aluminium; the mixture was designed during World War II and used mainly in…
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Pentaerythritol tetranitrate before crystallization from acetone