NODE 3445408dRe: Bombs & bomb threats in LA
jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>Tue, 6 Aug 1996 04:27:36 +0800
At 10:11 AM 8/5/96 EDT, Paul J. Bell wrote:
>"picric acid is indeed more powerful than TNT. it was the primary explosive
>used in WW-I. it was also the primary cargo on a ship, i think it was the
>"Montblac", that exploded in Halifax harbor and nearly wiped-out the city. this
>was in the 1917 - 1919 timeframe.
>
> -paul
The molecular difference between TNT and picric acid is a methyl group,
weight 15 (on TNT) substituted for a hydroxyl, weight 17 (on
picric acid.) If there is a difference, it is a very small one.
Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com