CHAPTER FIVE

BLACK POWDER-Black powder is the oldest-known explosive and propellant. It is a composite of potassium or sodium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur. Time fuses, some igniters, and some detonators contain black powder. AMATOL- Amatol is a mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT. It is a substitute for TNT in bursting charges. ................
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