Contact explosive
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Contact explosive generally refers to any substance that will explode when relatively small quantities of energy are applied to the substance, whether that be heat, light, sound, or physical pressure.
Examples include:
- Acetone peroxide
- Fulminates, such as Silver fulminate and Mercury fulminate
- Lead azide
- Nitrogen triiodide
- Nitroglycerin
- Picric acid
- Tetrasulfur tetranitride
- Flash powder
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