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How Is Amatol Made?

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How Is Amatol Made?

Amatol is a highly explosive material

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made from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate. The British name originates from the words ammonium and toluene (the precursor of TNT). Similar mixtures (one part dinitronaphthalene and seven parts ammonium nitrate) were known as Schneiderite in France.

Is Amatol more powerful than TNT?

Amatol is oxygen balanced and is therefore more effective than pure TNT when exploding underground or underwater.

Is TNT hygroscopic?

a-trinitrotoluene is practically non-hygroscopic.

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