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October 22, 2020

Video: Why is fertilizer used in explosives?

Why is fertilizer used in explosives? (video) — Credit: The American Chemical Society

Over the last century, the compound ammonium nitrate has been involved in at least 30 disasters and terrorist attacks.

Under normal circumstances, it's totally harmless and used in things like fertilizer, so what makes ammonium nitrate turn deadly?

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