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Amino Acids
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All living things are compoosed of only 20 amino acids, with the amino group (NH2) common to them all.
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What is Nitrous Oxide
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a colorless gas at room temperature/pressure, also known as laughing gas.
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Nitrogen Oxide
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A colorless byproduct fromed in internal combustion engines where high temperatures and pressures are capable of combining the nitrogen and oxygen gasses found in the air.
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Nitrogen Dioxide
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Also known as smog, this brown gas comes about as nitrogen oxide is spontaneously oxidized in the atmosphere.
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Potassium Nitrate
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Often referred to as saltpeter, it can be placed directly on the soil as a fertilizer, or when mixed with sulfur and coal forms gunpowder. Saltpeter is prized by both farmers and generals.
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Trinitrotoluene - TNT, CH3C6H2(NO3)2
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A high explosive used as the explosive charge in shells and bombs.
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Nitroglycerin - C3H5(ONO2)3
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- Priniciple explosive ingredient in dynamite
- Three times as powerful as an equal amount of gunpowder - Smokeless - Explosive wave travels 25 times faster - Dynamite producers = $$$ because of its high demand (Alfred Nobel -> Nobel Prize -> his fortune still funds it) |
