Deflagration
rapid oxidation reaction in which a subsonic pressure wave is generated
Detonating Cord
A cordlike explosive containing a core of high explosive material
Detonation
rapid oxdiation reaction in which a supersonic pressure wave is generated
Explosion
a chemical or mechanical action caused by combustion, accompanied by heat and gases
Oxidizing Agent
a substance that supplies oxygen to a chemical reaction
Primary Explosives
a high explosive that is easily detonated by heat, shock or friction
Safety Fuse
a cord containing a core of black powder, used to carry a flame at a uniform rate
Important protective safety measures
distance and shielding
oxidizing agent
How does an explosion get oxygen?
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What is the main source of fuel for an explosion?
black powder, smokeless powder and chlorate mixtures
Examples of low explosives
black powder and smokeless powder
Most commonly used low explosives
ANFO
Most commonly used high explosive
level everything around them
High exposives
propel or throw things around them
Low explosives