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TNT
Composition C-4. It consists of RDX in a plasticizer, and takes significant shock to detonate.
TNT
While we use several, you are probably thinking of Composition C4. It is composed of RDX explosive in a mix of a plastic binder. In Great Britain it is called PE-4. It is a low sensitivity explosive with high energy.
Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a yellow solid explosive compound widely used in military applications and in mining and demolition. It is chemically stable and relatively insensitive to shock and friction, making it a popular choice for explosives.
No. Nitroglycerine is one of the most well-known high explosives and the first to be developed, but there are a number of explosives that are more powerful. Currently the most powerful known high explosive is octinitrocubane.
One of the most widely-used and least expensive explosives in the U.S. military's arsenal is triacetone-triperoxide or TATP. It is easy and inexpensive to synthesize and is made with acetone and hydrogen peroxide.
RDX, an acronym for Research Department Explosive, is an explosive nitro amine widely used in military and industrial applications. It is also known less commonly as cyclonite, hexogen (particularly in German and German-influenced languages), and T4. Its chemical name is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine; variants include cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine and cyclotrimethylene trinitramine.
RDX, standing for Research Department Explosive, was one of the first manufactured 'plastic' explosives. It was widely used during WW2, where it was known as 'cyclonite by the UK and US forces, 'hexogen' by the Germans, and 'T4' by the Italian military. Its chemical descriptive name is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine.
The most commonly used explosive is likely TNT (trinitrotoluene). It is widely used in military applications, construction, and demolition due to its stability, reliability, and effectiveness.