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EUTECTICS WITH SYM-TRINITROBENZENE

The second component

m- Dinitrobenzene

Nitroglycerine

Pentaerythritol

tetranitrate

Weight % m.p.

of TNB °C

47 61.9

17.5 5.0

70 101.1

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Author

Hammick, Andrews

and Hampson[10]

Hackel [6]

T. Urbanski [7]

SOLUBILITY OF SYM-TRINITROBENZENE

(g) C 6 H 3 (NO 2 ) 3 IN 100 g OF SOLVENT

Methanol

Ethanol

Ether

Acetone

Carbon disulphide

Chloroform

Benzene

Toluene

Pyridine

Ethyl acetate

Water

Temperature, °C

17

3.76

2.09

1.70

59.11

0.24

6.24

6.18

11.86

112.60

29.83

0.03

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50

7.62

4.57

2.72

(at 32°)

160.67

0.44

(at 33°)

18.42

25.70

46.31

194.23

52.40

0.10

100

0.50

SOLUBILITY OF SYM-TRINITROBENZENE IN SULPHURIC ACID

Temperature

Solubility (%) in sulphuric acid

°C

of concentration in % H 2 SO 4

70 I 80 90 100

25 0.5 1.05 7.8 21.5

40 0.75 1.75 8.6 24.0

50 0.9 1.9 11.3 26.5

60 1.15 2.3 11.65 28.0

70 1.2 2.95 12.05 32.0

80 1.5 3.75 14.75 34.3

90 2.0 4.15 17.75 37.0

100 2.5 5.90 21.30 42.4