Picric acid (trinitrophenol) is structurally related to
trinitrotoluene (TNT) but is much easier to synthesize, so it was used
as a military explosive earlier than TNT. Unlike TNT, which must be
detonated with a primer, picric acid can be detonated directly or even
explode spontaneously. It's the d
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: picric acid
"Our chemical safety office informed us that friction from removing a cap can
be enough to set it off."
I have heard this for many, many years but has there ever been a case of such a
thing happening? Of course we
and any attachments.
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: picric acid
"Our chemical safety office informed us that friction from removing a cap can be
enough to set it off."
I have heard this for many, many years but has there ever been a case of
such a thing happening? Of course we should be cautions and keep our
picric acid wet but ...
I have seen news clips i
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Subject: [Histonet] RE: picric acid
The picric acid around the cap would not be "1%". The acetone is long gone.
Wipe the threads or pipette the reagent from the bottle.
Our chemical safety office informed us that friction from removing a cap can be
The picric acid around the cap would not be "1%". The acetone is long gone.
Wipe the threads or pipette the reagent from the bottle.
Our chemical safety office informed us that friction from removing a cap can be
enough to set it off.
Tresa
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