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Q26
(IAS/2007)
Science & Technology › Space & Defence Technology › Missile and weapon systems
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Which one of the following is another name of RDX?-
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RDX is a well-known military high explosive whose commonly used synonyms include “cyclonite.” Authoritative toxicological and technical sources list cyclonite among several alternate names for RDX, alongside terms such as hexogen and cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, confirming that “cyclonite” is an established synonym rather than a different compound [1]. Additional reviews and environmental/health reports on hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) also enumerate cyclonite as a standard synonym and describe RDX’s common usage as a military explosive (British code name Research Department Explosive or Royal Demolition Explosive), further supporting cyclonite as the correct alternate name [2].
Sources
- [1] https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp78-c4.pdf
- [2] https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5691562
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