RDX
RDX is an organic compound with the formula (CH2N2O2)3. It is white, colorless and odorless, and is used as an explosive.
Name
RDX is also called cyclonite.[1]
RDX Media
Armourers prepare to load 1,000 lb (450 kg) medium capacity bombs into the bomb-bay of an Avro Lancaster B Mark III of No. 106 Squadron RAF at RAF Metheringham before a major night raid on Frankfurt. The stencilled lettering around the circumference of each bomb reads "RDX/TNT".
Synthesis of hexogen (RDX)
References
- ↑ RDX explosive. britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
