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Applied Chemistry - Explosives
Nitrocellulose is used in:
A. Paint only
B. Propellants and explosives
C. Food
D. Medicine
Correct Answer: B
Used in smokeless powder.
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Explosions release energy mainly in form of:
A. Light only
B. Heat and pressure
C. Sound only
D. Magnetic energy
Correct Answer: B
Explosion produces heat, gases, pressure.
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A detonator is used to:
A. Stop explosion
B. Initiate explosion
C. Cool explosives
D. Reduce pressure
Correct Answer: B
It starts the explosive reaction.
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Secondary explosives are:
A. Very sensitive
B. Less sensitive
C. Non-explosive
D. Liquid only
Correct Answer: B
Require detonator to explode.
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Primary explosives are:
A. Stable
B. Highly sensitive
C. Non-reactive
D. Non-explosive
Correct Answer: B
They explode easily with heat or shock.
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The Nobel Prize founder invented:
A. Gunpowder
B. Dynamite
C. TNT
D. RDX
Correct Answer: B
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite.
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ANFO is mainly used in:
A. Mining
B. Cooking
C. Medicine
D. Textile industry
Correct Answer: A
Used in quarrying and mining.
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ANFO is a mixture of:
A. Alcohol + Nitrogen
B. Ammonium nitrate + fuel oil
C. Acid + Nitrogen
D. Air + fuel
Correct Answer: B
Widely used industrial explosive.
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The most powerful common military explosive is:
A. TNT
B. RDX
C. Sugar
D. Salt
Correct Answer: B
RDX is stronger than TNT.
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RDX is mainly used in:
A. Cooking
B. Medicine
C. Military explosives
D. Cleaning
Correct Answer: C
Used in bombs and warheads.
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RDX stands for:
A. Red Dynamite X
B. Research Developed Explosive
C. Royal Demolition Explosive
D. Rapid Detonation X
Correct Answer: C
RDX is a powerful military explosive.
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PETN is used in:
A. Fertilizers
B. High explosives
C. Food preservatives
D. Medicines
Correct Answer: B
PETN is a powerful military explosive.
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The main oxidizing agent in gunpowder is:
A. Sulfur
B. Charcoal
C. Potassium nitrate
D. Carbon
Correct Answer: C
It supplies oxygen for combustion.
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Gunpowder contains:
A. Sugar + salt
B. Carbon + oxygen
C. Sulfur + charcoal + potassium nitrate
D. Hydrogen + oxygen
Correct Answer: C
Classical explosive mixture.
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Gunpowder is also known as:
A. Black powder
B. White powder
C. Red powder
D. Blue powder
Correct Answer: A
Traditional explosive mixture.
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Nitroglycerin is used in:
A. Fertilizers
B. Explosives and medicine
C. Plastic industry
D. Paints
Correct Answer: B
It is used in dynamite and heart medicine.
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The main explosive in dynamite is:
A. Mercury
B. Nitroglycerin
C. Sulfur
D. Ammonia
Correct Answer: B
Dynamite contains nitroglycerin absorbed in inert material.
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Dynamite was invented by:
A. Newton
B. Einstein
C. Alfred Nobel
D. Faraday
Correct Answer: C
Nobel invented dynamite in 1867.
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The chemical formula of TNT is:
A. C₇H₅N₃O₆
B. C₆H₆O₆
C. CH₄
D. C₂H₆
Correct Answer: A
Standard formula of TNT.
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TNT is commonly used in:
A. Medicine
B. Agriculture
C. Military explosives
D. Food industry
Correct Answer: C
TNT is widely used in bombs and military applications.