History
Chemistry
100

First man-made explosive

What is blackpowder?

100

The only approved IHE that meets DOE criteria

What is TATB?

200

Category of explosive developed in 1952 to reduce the sensitivity of newly-synthesized explosive crystals

What are plastic (or polymer)-bonded explosives?

200

Established in 1966, the method Pantex uses to synthesize hexanitrostilbene (HNS)

What is the Shipp Method?

300

Two high explosives used in Composition B, the main explosive used in Fat Man

What are RDX and TNT?

300

Two acids most commonly used in nitration reactions for the manufacture of explosives 

What are nitric acid and sulfuric acid?

400

The original budget and final cost of the Manhattan Project 

What are $6,000 and $2 billion, respectively?

400

Number of peaks in a proton NMR spectrum for trinitrotoluene

What is two?

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