TNT. Computer-generated molecular model of TNT (C7H5N3O6). TNT (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene) is composed of carbon (yellow),hydrogen (grey- white),nitrogen (blue) and oxygen (red). TNT is prepared by the direct nitration of toluene with a mixture of nitric and sulphuric acids. During detonation,the structure breaks down into several gases,including carbon dioxide,carbon monoxide and nitrogen. This sudden change from a solid to many volumes of gas is what gives the explosive its power. TNT has been largely superceded by more efficient and destructive explosives | |
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