Chemistry:Platinum fulminate

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Platinum fulminate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
Pt(CNO)2
Appearance Brown powder
Explosive data
Shock sensitivity Low
Friction sensitivity High
Hazards
Main hazards explosive
400[1] °C (752 °F; 673 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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Infobox references

Platinum fulminate is a primary explosive which is a fulminate salt of platinum discovered by Edmund Davy.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. Thomson, Thomas (1817). "Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics ... - Google Books". https://books.google.com/books?id=yHc6AQAAMAAJ&q=fulminating+platinum&pg=PA230. Retrieved 15 December 2014. 
  2. A system of chemistry. Abraham Small, No. 112, Chesnut Street. 1818. p. 35. https://archive.org/details/asystemchemistr00coopgoog. Retrieved 15 December 2014. "platinum fulminate." 
  3. Lectures on Explosives. J. Wiley & sons. 1897. p. 364. https://archive.org/details/lecturesonexplo00walkgoog. Retrieved 15 December 2014. "platinum fulminate." 
  4. Davy, Edmund (1817). "On a New Fulminating Platinum". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (The Royal Society) 107: 136–157. 
  5. Thomson, Thomas (1818). "A system of chemistry". https://books.google.com/books?id=mv1YAAAAYAAJ&q=platinum+fulminate&pg=PA35. Retrieved 15 December 2014.