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 | | In its refined form, trinitrotoluene is very stable, and unlike nitroglycerin, it is insensitive to friction, blows or jarring. |
 | | It is also so insensitive that, for example, in 1910 it was exempted from the British 1875 Explosives Act from actually being considered as an explosive for the purposes of manufacture and storage. |
 | | Soduim or potassium nitrate could also be added; a small quantity is sufficient to stabilize the R.D.X. detonates at a rate of 8550 meters/second when it is compressed to a density of 1.55 g/cubic cm. |
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