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Probably the most important explosive
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compound in use today is TNT
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(trinitrotoluene). This and other very
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similar types of high explosives ar all
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used by the military, because of their
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fantastic power- about 2.25 millions
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pounds per square inch, and there
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great stability. TNT also has the
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great advantage of being able to be
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melted at 82 degrees F., so that it
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can be poured into shells, mortars,
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or any other projectiles. Military
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TNT comes in containers which
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resemble drycell batteries, and are
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usually ingnited by an electrical
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charge, coupled with an electical
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blasting cap, although there are
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other methods.
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Preparation of TNT
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1. Take two beakers. In the first
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prepare a solution of 76 percent
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sulfuric acid, 23 percent nitric acid
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and 1 percent water. In the other
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beaker, prepare another solution of 57
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percent nitric acid and 43 percent
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sulfuric acid (percentagess are on a
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weight ratio rather than volume).
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2. Ten grams of the first solutions
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are poured into an empty beaker and
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placed in an ice bath.
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3. Add ten grams of toluene, and stir
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for several minutes.
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4. remove this beaker from the ice bath
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and gently heat until it reaches 50
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degrees C. The solution is stirred
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constantly while being heated.
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5. Fifty additional grams of the acid,
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from the first beaker, are added and
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the temperature is held for the next
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ten minutes, and an oily liquid will
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begin to form on the top of the acid.
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6. After 10 or 12 minutes, the ou too will have to take
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a nice long shower.
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