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"We will see later that high explosives contain enough oxygen atoms in their chemical structure to completely oxidize (burn) the substance."

Incorrect.

RDX and HMX are both more than -20% oxygen ballance. TNT is almost -75% oxygen ballance. Plenty of other HE single compounds contain NO oxygen at all...

And high nitration, well compressed nitrocellulose (AKA "guncotton") is indeed a high explosive when cap initiated (and without containment), even though it has approximately -25 to -30% oxygen ballance.

In fact, the "Munroe effect" (hollow/shaped charge effect) used in many AT warheads, cutting charges & etc. was discovered when Charles Munroe fired compressed blocks of guncotton against metal targets and noticed that the impressed manufacturer's names on some of those blocks had been enditted onto their targets.

Thanks for the explosives "primer" and sorry to be so picky...

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