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Urea nitrate

An ionic explosive salt formed by neutralisation of urea with nitric acid. Detonation velocity approximately 3,400 m/s. Used in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Identified by IC (urea + nitrate at 1:1 molar ratio) and LC-MS/MS urea [M+H]+ at m/z 61.

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