Which one of the following is used as an explosive?
Answer : Option D
Explanation :
Nitroglycerine (NG) also known as nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin, trinitroglycerine, 1, 2, 3 - trinitroxypropane and glyceryl trinitrate is a heavy, colourless, oily, explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol. Alfred Nobel discovered that mixing nitroglycerin with diatomaceous earth would turn the liquid into a paste, called dynamite. An advantage of dynamite was that i t coul d be cyl i nder-shaped f or insertion into the drilling holes used for mining
