What role does ammonium nitrate play in water gels, emulsions, and ANFO explosives? In what commercial form can ammonium nitrate be readily obtained?

What will be an ideal response?


Ammonium nitrate is an oxidizing agent—it supplies the oxygen needed to detonate the explosive. Ammonium nitrate is readily available in a commercial form as fertilizer.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Ava and a friend decide they are going to go to the fireworks on July 4th and steal as many phones as they can from spectators as they take photographs of the fireworks in the dark. They successfully take 2 or 3 without the somewhat inebriated individuals putting up much of a fight. During her final attempt to take a phone the victim starts to put up a fight and they each begin throwing punches. The friend finds a rock nearby and throws it at the head of a victim, leaving her unconscious and in a coma. If the victim dies, although Ava did not throw the rock, under what doctrine may she be held accountable?

a. principal liability b. accessory after the fact c. natural and probable consequences d. derivative liability

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Community policing plays a key role in preventing terrorist attacks via fostering relations with citizens and the collection of intelligence.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following refers to informants who provide information with a hidden benefit or advantage to themselves?

A. perversely motivated informants B. egotistical informants C. revengeful informants D. reformed informants

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