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FULMINATE MERCURE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mercury(II) nitrate
1, record 1, English, mercury%28II%29%20nitrate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mercury(II) nitrate (1:2) 2, record 1, English, mercury%28II%29%20nitrate%20%281%3A2%29
correct
- mercuric nitrate 3, record 1, English, mercuric%20nitrate
former designation, correct
- mercury nitrate 4, record 1, English, mercury%20nitrate
former designation, correct
- mercury(II) salt of nitric acid 2, record 1, English, mercury%28II%29%20salt%20of%20nitric%20acid
correct
- mercury pernitrate 5, record 1, English, mercury%20pernitrate
former designation, correct
- 10045-94-0 6, record 1, English, 10045%2D94%2D0
CAS number
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A chemical compound in the form of colorless crystals or white deliquescent powder, used in the nitration of aromatic organic compounds, in the felt manufacture, and in mercury fulminate. 7, record 1, English, - mercury%28II%29%20nitrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Also known under the commercial designation UN 1625. 8, record 1, English, - mercury%28II%29%20nitrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mercuric nitrate: part of the Ingredient Disclosure List of the Hazardous Products Act (Registration SOR/88-64, December 31, 1987). 8, record 1, English, - mercury%28II%29%20nitrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Chemical formula: N2O6·Hg or Hg(NO3)2 8, record 1, English, - mercury%28II%29%20nitrate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nitrate de mercure(II)
1, record 1, French, nitrate%20de%20mercure%28II%29
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nitrate mercurique 2, record 1, French, nitrate%20mercurique
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- 10045-94-0 3, record 1, French, 10045%2D94%2D0
CAS number
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composé chimique se présentant sous la forme de cristaux incolores ou de poudre blanche, soluble dans l'eau, l'acide nitrique, l'alcool, utilisé comme thérapeutique, pour la préparation du fulminate de mercure et pour les amorces. 4, record 1, French, - nitrate%20de%20mercure%28II%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nitrate mercurique : fait partie de la Liste de divulgation des ingrédients de la Loi sur les produits dangereux (du Canada; enr. DORS s/88-64, 31 déc. 1987). 5, record 1, French, - nitrate%20de%20mercure%28II%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : N2O6·Hg ou Hg(NO3)2 5, record 1, French, - nitrate%20de%20mercure%28II%29
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mercury(II) fulminate
1, record 2, English, mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mercuric fulminate 1, record 2, English, mercuric%20fulminate
former designation, correct
- fulminate of mercury 2, record 2, English, fulminate%20of%20mercury
former designation, correct, see observation
- mercury fulminate 3, record 2, English, mercury%20fulminate
avoid, see observation
- mercury cyanate 4, record 2, English, mercury%20cyanate
avoid
- 628-86-4 5, record 2, English, 628%2D86%2D4
CAS number
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An] explosive discovered in 1779 and commonly used to ignite gunpowder. ... Alfred Nobel incorporated it in his invention of blasting caps in 1865. [It] is an exceedingly toxic, sandy, white crystalline powder extremely sensitive to friction, percussion, and flame when dry. 6, record 2, English, - mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mercury fulminate; fulminate of mercury: ambiguous names. 1, record 2, English, - mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
mercury cyanate: erroneous name. 1, record 2, English, - mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Also known under the following commercial designations: RCRA waste number P065; UN 0135. 7, record 2, English, - mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Chemical formula: C2HgN2O2 or Hg(ONC)2 or Hg(CNO)2 7, record 2, English, - mercury%28II%29%20fulminate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fulminate de mercure(II)
1, record 2, French, fulminate%20de%20mercure%28II%29
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fulminate mercurique 2, record 2, French, fulminate%20mercurique
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- fulminate de mercure 3, record 2, French, fulminate%20de%20mercure
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- 628-86-4 4, record 2, French, 628%2D86%2D4
CAS number
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fulminate de mercure est une poudre blanche, dense, insoluble dans l'eau, qui, sous l'action d’un choc ou d’une flamme, détone, à moins qu'il ne soit en masse extrêmement faible, auquel cas on observe une déflagration très vive. C'est en 1820 que l'on commença à utiliser le fulminate de mercure pour faire des amorces à percussion aptes à enflammer la poudre dans les armes à feu. En 1864, la découverte, par Nobel, de la transmission de la détonation du fulminate à la nitroglycérine fut le point de départ de la fabrication des amorces détonantes, généralement appelées, maintenant, «détonateurs». Pendant tout le XIXe s., le fulminate de mercure fut le seul explosif d’amorçage employé pratiquement. 5, record 2, French, - fulminate%20de%20mercure%28II%29
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : C2HgN2O2 ou Hg(ONC)2 ou Hg(CNO)2 6, record 2, French, - fulminate%20de%20mercure%28II%29
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-01-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Blasting Work (Mining)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- blasting charge
1, record 3, English, blasting%20charge
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- explosive charge 2, record 3, English, explosive%20charge
correct
- charge 3, record 3, English, charge
correct, noun
- blasting-charge 4, record 3, English, blasting%2Dcharge
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount of an explosive used in a shothole. 5, record 3, English, - blasting%20charge
Record 3, Key term(s)
- charge of explosive
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- charge explosive
1, record 3, French, charge%20explosive
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- charge d’explosif 2, record 3, French, charge%20d%26rsquo%3Bexplosif
correct, feminine noun
- charge d’explosifs 3, record 3, French, charge%20d%26rsquo%3Bexplosifs
correct, feminine noun
- charge de mine 4, record 3, French, charge%20de%20mine
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité d’explosifs ou d’agents de sautage qu’on met dans un trou de mine en vue de réaliser une fragmentation. 5, record 3, French, - charge%20explosive
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un détonateur est [...] composé de deux charges : une charge fulminante de faible puissance, mais très sensible; une charge relais d’un explosif puissant, mais peu sensible. La charge fulminante est généralement du fulminate de mercure ou de l'azoture de plomb ou du trinitrorésorcinate de plomb comprimé. La charge explosive est constituée par de la penthrite ou du tétryl comprimé. Ces deux charges sont contenues dans un étui de cuivre ou d’aluminium, fermé par un opercule percé d’un trou pour permettre l'allumage de la charge fulminante. 6, record 3, French, - charge%20explosive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trabajo con explosivos (Explotación minera)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- carga explosiva
1, record 3, Spanish, carga%20explosiva
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-03-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fulminate of mercury
1, record 4, English, fulminate%20of%20mercury
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mercury fulminate 1, record 4, English, mercury%20fulminate
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Primary explosive once widely used as a cartridge priming compound but now abandoned due to the highly corrosive properties of its residues on the bore of firearms. 1, record 4, English, - fulminate%20of%20mercury
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group. 2, record 4, English, - fulminate%20of%20mercury
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fulminate de mercure
1, record 4, French, fulminate%20de%20mercure
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Explosif primaire ayant déjà beaucoup servi comme composé d’amorçage à cartouches, mais maintenant abandonné à cause de l’effet très corrosif de ses résidus sur l’âme des armes à feu. 1, record 4, French, - fulminate%20de%20mercure
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 2, record 4, French, - fulminate%20de%20mercure
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-03-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Blasting Work (Mining)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- capped fuse
1, record 5, English, capped%20fuse
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A length of safety fuse with the cap or detonator crimped on before it is taken to the place of use. 2, record 5, English, - capped%20fuse
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The plain detonator] consists of an aluminum tube closed at one end and partly filled with a sensitive initiating explosive. The tube is only partially filled because a plain detonator is always used in conjunction with a safety fuse, and the empty space enables the fuse to be inserted into the tube until it comes into contact with the detonating composition. The safety fuse is then secured in position by indenting the detonator tube, this process being known as crimping. The combination of safety fuse and plain detonator is called a capped fuse. 3, record 5, English, - capped%20fuse
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- détonateur à capsule
1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9tonateur%20%C3%A0%20capsule
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le détonateur à capsule(...) allumé à la mèche de sécurité, consiste en un cylindre de cuivre ou d’aluminium, long de 1 1/4" à 1 7/8" et d’un diamètre de 1/4" rempli au tiers de sa longueur de fulminate de mercure ou d’un mélange contenant du chlorate de potassium. L'espace vide de la capsule est destiné à l'insertion de la mèche de sécurité. L'allumage du fulminate produit un choc amplement suffisant pour "détoner" la charge explosive. Pour placer la mèche dans la capsule, on se sert d’une pince spéciale à sertir(crimper), de manière à obtenir un serrage suffisant pour maintenir la mèche dans la position requise. 1, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9tonateur%20%C3%A0%20capsule
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1989-03-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Blasting Work (Mining)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- frictional ignition
1, record 6, English, frictional%20ignition
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ignition of firedamp in coal mines by frictional sparks, such as the rubbing of sandstone against sandstone or sandstone against roof bolts. 2, record 6, English, - frictional%20ignition
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- inflammation par frottement
1, record 6, French, inflammation%20par%20frottement
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour «amorcer» les substances explosives, c'est-à-dire pour provoquer leur décomposition, il faut faire appel à diverses compositions pyrotechniques. Des mélanges à base de fulminate de mercure ou de trinitrorésorcinate de plomb chargent des amorces(inflammation par choc) ou des étoupilles(inflammation par frottement), qui doivent enflammer les agents propulsifs contenus dans des cartouches ou des gargousses. 2, record 6, French, - inflammation%20par%20frottement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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