4) Tri-nitrocellulose can burn explosively (hence the ATF ruling). Why?

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The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has ruled that nitrocellulose containing more than 12.6% nitrogen is classified as a high explosive.  Calculate the mass percent of nitrogen in tri-nitrocellulose, made up of the monomer, C6H7O2(NO3)3, and of di-nitrocellulose, C6H8O3(NO3)2.

4) Tri-nitrocellulose can burn explosively (hence the ATF ruling). Why?
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