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title: A substance so sensitive it immediately explodes on the lightest touch — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/a-substance-so-sensitive-it-immediately-explodes-on-the-lightest-touch/
date: 2015-09-01
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# A substance so sensitive it immediately explodes on the lightest touch

Three iodine atoms cluster around one side of a nitrogen atom. Being crowded around one end causes something called bond strain as the atoms repel each other in a small space. The result is that the molecule is prone to falling apart, explosively.