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TABLE 119

PROPERTIES OF PICRIC ACID SALTS AND THEIR HYDRATES

According to Tucholski [9]

Temperature

Content of of dehydra- Initiatio

water of tion to the

Picrate

tem-

crystalli- next lower peraturc

zation hydrate

°C °C °C

Meltin

point

2 kg

210

• 
  


• 
  

  250

  
  

316

275.5

Na 1 H 2 O 154

anhydrous - 313

Mg 9 H 2 O^59

6 H 2 O 82

4 H 2 O 125

2 H 2 O 208

anhydrous - 368

Al 16 H 2 O 58

13 H 2 O

3 H 2 O 156

anhydrous 390-395

K anhydrous - 331

Ca 8 H 2 O 14

6 H 2 O 91

5 H 2 O 122

1 H 2 O 228.5

anhydrous - 323

Cr 2 H 2 O 14

anhydrous - 296.5

Mn 8 H 2 O 68.5

3 H 2 O 130

anhydrous - 289

Fe II 8 H 2 O 75

4 H 2 O 97

anhydrous - 296.5

Fe III 10 H 2 O 72.5

1 H 2 O 100

anhydrous - 247

Co 8 H 2 O 40

6 H 2 O 78

2 H 2 O 168

anhydrous - 327.5,

Ni 6 H 2 O 35.5

5 H 2 O 48

4 H 2 O 94.5

1 H 2 O 173.5

anhydrous - 348

* Nitrocellulose ignites from 1 swing, gunpowder from 8 wings.

275.5

155

226

40-25~

According to

T. Urbanski and Slon [10]

Sensitiveness

to impact

(10% explosion)

21 cm

8 cm

28 cm

10 cm

10 kg

19 cm 18

no explosion 9

10 explosion

71

10.5

60 cm

10

53.5

14.5

1

40 cm 5.5

Sensitiveness

to flame

(number

of swings*)