• Nitromethane, sometimes shortened to simply "nitro", is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3NO 2. It is the simplest organic nitro compound...
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    to a maximum of 90% nitromethane; the remainder is largely methanol. However, this mixture is not mandatory, and less nitromethane may be used if desired...
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    Skylighter, Inc. Retrieved 2017-08-02. This flame looks fake but is real (nitromethane) – YouTube "Flame Colors as Chemical Indicators". Archived from the original...
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  • Tetranitromethane or TNM is an organic oxidizer with chemical formula C(NO2)4. Its chemical structure consists of four nitro groups attached to one carbon...
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    parent alkane, creating a diverse mixture of products; for instance, nitromethane, nitroethane, 1-nitropropane, and 2-nitropropane are produced by treating...
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  • This page provides supplementary chemical data on nitromethane. The handling of this chemical may incur notable safety precautions. MSDS is available from...
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  • of aeromodeling competition, contain no nitromethane at all. Glow fuel is a mixture of methanol, nitromethane, and oil. Methanol is the primary ingredient...
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    compound having the chemical formula C2H5NO2. Similar in many regards to nitromethane, nitroethane is an oily liquid at standard temperature and pressure....
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    the following figure why nitromethane (CH3NO2) is often used as a power boost for cars. Since each molecule of nitromethane contains an oxidant with relatively...
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    bomb consisted of about 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) of ammonium nitrate and nitromethane. On April 19, 1995, McVeigh drove the truck to the front of the Alfred...
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