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From: gnome@oliveb.UUCP (Gary Traveis)
Newsgroups: net.rec
Subject: Re: NI3NH3
Message-ID: <319@oliveb.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 15-Mar-85 16:24:55 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 15 16:24:55 1985
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>...  This chemical
> comes close to being the most powerful explosive that is theoretically
> possible.  Atomic nitrogen would probably be tops, but it is too
> unstable to exist at normal temperatures (the N2 triple bond is very
> energetic).  NI3.NH3 comes close to this because the NI bond is very
> weak.
> 

There must be a way of stablizing the crystals!  I remember a sub-firework
that consisted of little twisted-up pieces of paper that SNAPped when
thrown on the ground.  The crystals in these little things look a lot
like a greyish version of iodine chunks.  If it normally can go off by
itself, it probably isn't a very saleable product -- maybe the crystals
are only partially treated?

      ?


Gary
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