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       General knowledge: TNT
   DIR By: Michel
       Date: November 15, 2012, 8:39 am
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       trinitrotoluene (TNT), a pale yellow, solid organic nitrogen
       compound used chiefly as an explosive, prepared by stepwise
       nitration of toluene. Because TNT melts at 82° C (178° F) and
       does not explode below 240° C (464° F), it can be melted in
       steam-heated vessels and poured into casings. It is relatively
       insensitive to shock and cannot be exploded withouta detonator.
       For these reasons itis the most favoured chemical explosive,
       extensively used in munitions and for demolitions
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