TNT (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, TNT ), (NO 2 ) 3 C 6 H 2 CH 3 - an organic chemical compound , nitro widely used as crushing explosive .TNT melts at 80 ° C, giving off a burning smoky, black, toxic smoke. Decomposes above 295 ° C.
Boiling point: 245 ° C at a pressure of 50 mmHg. Practically insoluble in water (0.15% at 100 ° C). Dissolved in organic solvents.
In the tons of TNT ( kilotons , megatouch ) expresses the force of nuclear explosions , equivalent to the explosion of TNT sufficient (ie the equivalent of a nuclear explosion trotylowy for which shall be 1 ton TNT = 10 9 inch = 4.184 × 10 9 J ).
TNT Germany discovered Wilbrand Julius Franz Joseph in 1863, though as the explosive substance used some thirty years later. For the first time TNT produced on a commercial scale in Germany in 1901
