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Fire and Explosives: Classification and Types

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What is the main characteristic of a high explosive?

It has a propelling effect

It requires confinement to explode

It has a velocity of explosion less than 3000 ft/s

It creates a shock wave with a pressure difference (correct)

What is the primary difference between high and low explosives?

The velocity of explosion (correct)

The amount of gas produced

The color of the smoke

The type of oxidizer used

What is the purpose of a primer in a bullet?

To increase the velocity of explosion

To initiate the reaction directly (correct)

To produce a propelling effect

To create a detonation wave

What is the name of the explosive developed by Alfred Nobel in 1867?

Dynamite Signup and view all the answers

What is the velocity of explosion (VOD) of RDX?

28,700 ft/s Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of additives in smokeless powder?

To modify the shape and size of the powder Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the analytical method that uses beta rays from radioactive nickel to ionize the explosive?

Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the explosive that is very sensitive and made from acetone and hydrogen peroxide?

TATP Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a deflagration?

It is a fast combustion reaction Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a detonator in a high explosive?

To initiate the reaction with a primary explosive Signup and view all the answers