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Ammonium perchlorate

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Ammonium perchlorate ("AP") is an inorganic compound with the formula NH4ClO4. It is a colorless or white solid that is soluble in water. Perchlorate is a powerful oxidizer and ammonium is a good fuel. This combination explains the usefulness of this material as a rocket propellant. Its instability has involved it in a number of accidents, such as the PEPCON disaster. [1]

27 relations: Acetone, Amateur rocketry, Ammonia, Ammonium, Ammonium chlorate, Ammonium chloride, Elastomer, Ether, Explosion, High-power rocketry, Inorganic compound, Lithium perchlorate, Melting, Methanol, Oxidizing agent, Pascal (unit), PEPCON disaster, Perchlorate, Perchloric acid, Potassium perchlorate, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, Rhombohedron, Rocket propellant, Salt metathesis reaction, Sodium perchlorate, Space launch, Thyroid.

Acetone

Acetone (systematically named propanone) is the organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO.

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Amateur rocketry

Amateur rocketry, sometimes known as experimental rocketry or amateur experimental rocketry, is a hobby in which participants experiment with fuels and make their own rocket motors, launching a wide variety of types and sizes of rockets.

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Ammonia

Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3.

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Ammonium

The ammonium cation is a positively charged polyatomic ion with the chemical formula.

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Ammonium chlorate

Ammonium chlorate is an inorganic compound with the formula NH4ClO3.

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Ammonium chloride

Ammonium chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula NH4Cl and a white crystalline salt that is highly soluble in water.

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Elastomer

An elastomer is a polymer with viscoelasticity (i. e., both viscosity and elasticity) and very weak intermolecular forces, and generally low Young's modulus and high failure strain compared with other materials.

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Ether

Ethers are a class of organic compounds that contain an ether group—an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups.

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Explosion

An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases.

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High-power rocketry

High-power rocketry is a hobby similar to model rocketry.

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Inorganic compound

An inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks C-H bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound, but the distinction is not defined or even of particular interest.

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Lithium perchlorate

Lithium perchlorate is the inorganic compound with the formula LiClO4.

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Melting

Melting, or fusion, is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid.

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Methanol

Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol among others, is a chemical with the formula CH3OH (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated MeOH).

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Oxidizing agent

In chemistry, an oxidizing agent (oxidant, oxidizer) is a substance that has the ability to oxidize other substances — in other words to cause them to lose electrons.

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Pascal (unit)

The pascal (symbol: Pa) is the SI derived unit of pressure used to quantify internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus and ultimate tensile strength.

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PEPCON disaster

On May 4, 1988, a conflagration followed by several explosions occurred at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) chemical plant in Henderson, Nevada.

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Perchlorate

A perchlorate is the name for a chemical compound containing the perchlorate ion,.

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Perchloric acid

Perchloric acid is a mineral acid with the formula HClO4.

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Potassium perchlorate

Potassium perchlorate is the inorganic salt with the chemical formula KClO4.

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Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics (PEP)is a monthly peer-reviewed chemistry journal that covers all disciplines of explosives.

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Rhombohedron

In geometry, a rhombohedron is a three-dimensional figure like a cube, except that its faces are not squares but rhombi.

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Rocket propellant

Rocket propellant is a material used either directly by a rocket as the reaction mass (propulsive mass) that is ejected, typically with very high speed, from a rocket engine to produce thrust, and thus provide spacecraft propulsion, or indirectly to produce the reaction mass in a chemical reaction.

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Salt metathesis reaction

A salt metathesis reaction (from the Greek μετάθεσις, "transposition"), sometimes called a double replacement reaction or double displacement reaction, is a chemical process involving the exchange of bonds between two reacting chemical species, which results in the creation of products with similar or identical bonding affiliations.

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Sodium perchlorate

Sodium perchlorate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula NaClO4.

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Space launch

Space launch is the earliest part of a flight that reaches space.

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Thyroid

The thyroid gland, or simply the thyroid, is an endocrine gland in the neck, consisting of two lobes connected by an isthmus.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_perchlorate

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