Author Question: PETN is the most powerful and popular military explosive. Indicate whether the statement is true ... (Read 85 times)

littleanan

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PETN is the most powerful and popular military explosive.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

Low explosives decompose relatively slowly (i.e., at less than 1,000 meters per second), while high explosives decompose very rapidly (from 1,000 to 8,500 meters per second).
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


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Answer to Question 1

Answer: False

Answer to Question 2

Answer: True



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