Nitroglycerin explosive, powerful explosive, formula C3H5NO33, derived from glycerin by treatment with a mixture of concentrated sulfuric and...
Why is nitroglycerin explosive? From a database of frequently asked questions from the Redox reactions section of General Chemistry Online.
Alfred Nobel developed the use of nitroglycerin as a blasting explosive by mixing the nitroglycerine with inert absorbents particularly kieselgur.
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