It seems like most explosives use nitrogen to separate oxygen from carbon. I wonder what's so special about nitrogen. Could it be substituted by phosphorus (same group)?
It seems like most explosives use nitrogen to separate oxygen from carbon. I wonder what's so special about nitrogen. Could it be substituted by phosphorus (same group)?
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