Nitrogen Triiodide is a contact explosive, which means that even with the slightest touch, it'll release a large amount of energy all at one time and explode. Most of the explanation of this property ...

Nitrogen triiodide is an unstable chemical so reactive that the slightest touch can set it off, even from a stray radioactive alpha particle. A feather, a mosquito, or a gust of air can also make it ...

IFLScience needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time.

Nitrogen triiodide is exceedingly cool stuff. The purple solid is very easy to make, but you better keep it wet. Once dry, it's a powerful contact explosive which could theoretically be useful for ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Royal Institution of Great Britain filmed an experiment with sensitive explosive nitrogen triiodide. The compound is made of three iodine atoms clustered around a ...

Nitrogen triiodide is one chemical you don't mess with, mainly because it requires very little stimulation to blow up. It's so sensitive that something as small as a mosquito can set off a series of ...