Explosion Properties of Liquid Nitro Compounds

In general, the lower nitro aromatic compound only is flammable and not explosive. Only nitro aromatic compounds with two or more nitro groups are explosive, and the explosive capability increases the increase of flie number of nitro groups the explosive capability is weakened with the increase of the number of carbon atoms in nitro aliphatic compounds with the increase of nitro number on the same carbon atom, explosive capability is increased dramatically. 

Mechanical sensitivity of the liquid aromatic nitro compounds is very lower and increased with the increase of the number nitro mechanical sensitivily of liquid nitro aliphatic compound is decreased with the increase of carbon atoms, and the mechanical sensitivity is dramatically increased with the increase of nitro group number on the same carbon atom for example, in nitromethane, its explosion limit is 7.3 % (volume) and its impact sensitivity is 0-8 % (hammer is 10 kg and characteristic drop height is 50 cm) mechanical sensitivity of nitro alcohol is lower than that of nitroalkane and aromatic nitro compounds. 

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