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Picric acid is an
organic compound with the
formula (O2N)3C6H2OH. Its
IUPAC name is 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP). The name "
picric"
comes from Gr****: πικρός...
- histology. It was
invented by
French biologist Pol
Bouin and is
composed of
picric acid,
acetic acid and
formaldehyde in an
aqueous solution. Bouin's fluid...
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different types of bombs,
tactical grenades, and even
explosive bullets. Dry
picric acid,
which is more
powerful than TNT, was used in
blasting charges and...
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problems with the
picric acid used as high
explosive filler in lieu of TNT. The
picric acid
would form very
sensitive picric salts within days of filling...
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Reaction des
Kreatinins in
which he
described the
properties of
creatinine and
picric acid in an
alkaline solution. The
color change that
occurred was directly...
- of
pressed and cast
picric acid in
blasting charges and
artillery s****. In 1887, the
French government adopted a
mixture of
picric acid and guncotton...
- (known as
Tridite in US service) is an
explosive mixture of
picric acid and
dinitrophenol or
picric acid and
hexanitrodiphenylamine in a
ratio of 70/30. It...
- as lead styphnate. It is
itself a low-sensitivity explosive,
similar to
picric acid, but
explodes upon
rapid heating. It was
discovered in 1808 by Michel...
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derivative of the
picrate anion.
These salts are
often produced by
reactions of
picric acid (2,4,6-trinitrophenol). The
picrate ion is
intensely yellow, although...
- cardenolides. To the sample, an
aqueous hydroxide solution and an
ethanolic picric acid
solution is
combined and added, with a
positive test
turning orange...
