Liquid explosive
Liquid explosive refers to an explosive that is in liquid form at room temperature .
In chemistry , liquid explosives are divided into dry explosives, which "melt" like water in their extremely powdery nature , and explosives, which are actually liquid like water in their physical state .
use
Liquid explosives are rarely used in civil and military applications, since liquid explosives, due to their physical state, are much more sensitive to shock and impact than explosives in solid form.
Some land mines use liquid explosives as the main explosive charge.
Liquid explosives are, among other things, basic materials for "solid" explosives. So z. B. Dynamite made from the liquid explosive glycerol trinitrate (nitroglycerin).
The substances allegedly intended for use were not real liquid explosives, but solid explosives that could be made from liquids. The British security authorities had registered the alleged bombers buying hydrogen peroxide . None of the eight men were later found guilty of planning attacks on airplanes. In addition, there are massive doubts about the feasibility of assassinations with liquid explosives due to the manageability of the chemicals used. There are detection devices for liquid explosives, but they are rarely used and have a high error rate.