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Purpose: To learn about the different areas of explosives and the separate explosives related to each group. Explosive adj. 1. of, involving, or characterized by an explosion or explosions. 2. capable of exploding or tending to explode. 3. potentially violent or h ....

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.... during an explosion gives explosives many commercial and military uses. Explosives let construction workers clear land away for building roads or buildings with little effort. They are used in digging mines and to loosen the flow of oil deep beneath rock in oil wells. They blow away tunnels through mountains and send rockets into space. In war, explosives are used to damage cities, destroy ships and airplanes, and kill enemy troops. As you see, explosives aren't always used as harmless substances. Explosives may be solids, liquids, or gases. However, all explosives consist of a fuel and an oxidizer--a substance that supplies the oxyg ....