Editing Tetryl (section)

==Chemical properties==
Tetryl is a yellow crystalline solid powder material, practically insoluble in water but soluble in [[acetone]], [[benzene]] and other solvents. When tetryl is heated, it first melts, then decomposes and explodes. It burns readily and is more easily detonated than [[ammonium picrate]]<ref name=gs-eb>{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/explosives-booster.htm|title = Booster Explosives}}</ref> or [[Trinitrotoluene|TNT]], being about as sensitive as [[picric acid]]. It is detonated by friction, shock, or spark. It remains stable at all temperatures which may be encountered in storage. It is generally used in the form of pressed pellets, and has been approved as the standard bursting charge for small-caliber projectiles, since it gives much better fragmentation than TNT. It has an [[explosive velocity]] of 23,600–23,900 feet per second (7200–7300&nbsp;m/s). Tetryl is the basis for the service tetryl [[blasting caps]] necessary for positive detonation of TNT. A mixture of [[mercury fulminate]] and [[potassium chlorate]] is included in the cap to ensure detonation of tetryl.<ref name=gs-eb/>