Discussion
Amatol contains
Answer: D
Amatol contains TNT and ammonium nitrate, option D. It is a high explosive mixture of trinitrotoluene and ammonium nitrate, used in shells and bombs, especially in the First and Second World Wars. A mixture of TNT with RDX is called Composition B (A), and TNT with Tetryl (B) or PETN (C) are different mixtures. Amatol was mixed in proportions such as 80 percent ammonium nitrate to 20 percent TNT, which made a cheap explosive for shells.
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