Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which one of the following is used as an explosive ?

  1. Phosphorus Trichloride

  2. Mercuric oxide

  3. Graphite

  4. Nitroglycerine
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Nitroglycerine is a powerful explosive used in dynamite and mining. The other options are not explosives - Phosphorus Trichloride (chemical reagent), Mercuric oxide (inorganic compound), and Graphite (form of carbon used in pencils and electrodes).

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