Platinum fulminate is a primary explosive which is a fulminate salt of platinum discovered by Edmund Davy. It is described as a tasteless brown powder.[1][3][4][5]
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3D model (JSmol)
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Pt(CNO)2 | |
Appearance | Brown powder |
Insoluble[1] | |
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Shock sensitivity | Low |
Friction sensitivity | High |
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explosive |
200[2] °C (392 °F; 473 K) | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References
edit- ^ a b Davy, Edmund (1817). "On a New Fulminating Platinum". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 107. The Royal Society: 136–157. JSTOR 107576.
- ^ Thomson, Thomas (1817). "Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics ... - Google Books". Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ A system of chemistry. Abraham Small, No. 112, Chesnut Street. 1818. p. 35. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via Internet Archive.
platinum fulminate.
- ^ Lectures on Explosives. J. Wiley & sons. 1897. p. 364. Retrieved 15 December 2014 – via Internet Archive.
platinum fulminate.
- ^ Thomson, Thomas (1818). "A system of chemistry". Retrieved 15 December 2014.