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Lead styphnate (lead 2,4,6-trinitroresorcinate
Resorcinol

Resorcinol is a chemical compound from the dihydroxy phenols. It is the 1,3-isomer of benzenediol, and is also known with a variety of other names, including: m-dihydroxybenzene, 1,3-benzenediol, 1,3-dihydroxybenzene, 3-hydroxyphenol, m-hydroquinone, m-benzenediol, and 3-hydroxycyclohexadien-1-one....
, C6HN3O8Pb ), whose name is derived from styphnic acid
Styphnic acid

Styphnic acid, or 2,4,6-trinitro-1,3-benzenediol, is a yellow astringent acid that forms hexagonal crystals. It is used in the manufacture of dyes, pigments, inks, medicines, and explosives such as lead styphnate....
, is a toxic explosive used as a component in primer
Percussion cap

The percussion cap, introduced around 1830, was the crucial invention that enabled Muzzleloader firearms to fire reliably in any weather. Before this development, firearms used flintlock ignition systems which produced flint-on-steel sparks to ignite a pan of priming powder and thereby fire the gun's main powder charge....
 and detonator
Detonator

A detonator is a device used to detonation an explosive device. Detonators can be chemically, mechanically, or electrically initiated, the latter two being the most common....
 mixtures for less sensitive secondary explosives.

There are two forms of lead styphnate: six-sided monohydrate crystals and small rectangular crystals. Lead styphnate varies in color from yellow to brown. Lead styphnate is particularly sensitive to fire and the discharge of static electricity
Static electricity

Static electricity refers to the buildup of electric charge on the surface of objects. The static charges remains on an object until they either bleed off to ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge....
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Lead styphnate (lead 2,4,6-trinitroresorcinate
Resorcinol

Resorcinol is a chemical compound from the dihydroxy phenols. It is the 1,3-isomer of benzenediol, and is also known with a variety of other names, including: m-dihydroxybenzene, 1,3-benzenediol, 1,3-dihydroxybenzene, 3-hydroxyphenol, m-hydroquinone, m-benzenediol, and 3-hydroxycyclohexadien-1-one....
, C6HN3O8Pb ), whose name is derived from styphnic acid
Styphnic acid

Styphnic acid, or 2,4,6-trinitro-1,3-benzenediol, is a yellow astringent acid that forms hexagonal crystals. It is used in the manufacture of dyes, pigments, inks, medicines, and explosives such as lead styphnate....
, is a toxic explosive used as a component in primer
Percussion cap

The percussion cap, introduced around 1830, was the crucial invention that enabled Muzzleloader firearms to fire reliably in any weather. Before this development, firearms used flintlock ignition systems which produced flint-on-steel sparks to ignite a pan of priming powder and thereby fire the gun's main powder charge....
 and detonator
Detonator

A detonator is a device used to detonation an explosive device. Detonators can be chemically, mechanically, or electrically initiated, the latter two being the most common....
 mixtures for less sensitive secondary explosives.

There are two forms of lead styphnate: six-sided monohydrate crystals and small rectangular crystals. Lead styphnate varies in color from yellow to brown. Lead styphnate is particularly sensitive to fire and the discharge of static electricity
Static electricity

Static electricity refers to the buildup of electric charge on the surface of objects. The static charges remains on an object until they either bleed off to ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge....
. When dry, it can be readily detonated by static discharges from the human body. The longer and narrower the crystals, the more susceptible lead styphnate is to static electricity. Lead styphnate does not react with metals and is less sensitive to shock and friction than mercury fulminate or lead azide. Lead styphnate is only slightly soluble in water
Water

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
 and methyl alcohol and may be neutralized by a sodium carbonate
Sodium carbonate

Sodium carbonate , , is a sodium salt of carbonic acid. It most commonly occurs as a crystalline heptahydrate, which readily efflorescence to form a white powder, the monohydrate....
 solution. It is stable in storage, even at elevated temperatures.

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