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Mercury fulminate is a primary explosive that detonates from shock or friction.

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Is it true that mercury fulminate is a primary explosive that detonates from shock or friction?

Yes. A reference encyclopedia entry and an official NOAA chemical datasheet both state that mercury fulminate is highly sensitive to friction and shock and is used as a primary initiating explosive; a 1996 explosives handbook likewise lists it among primary explosives sensitive to shock and friction.

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Mercury(II) fulminate
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Mercury(II) fulminate. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury(II)_fulminate

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Explosive
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Explosive. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive

Structural, electronic and optical properties of well-known primary explosive: Mercury fulminate
2015
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Yedukondalu, N. & Vaitheeswaran, G. (2015). Structural, electronic and optical properties of well-known primary explosive: Mercury fulminate. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4935965

MERCURY FULMINATE, [WET] | CAMEO Chemicals | NOAA
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MERCURY FULMINATE, [WET] | CAMEO Chemicals | NOAA. (n.d.). cameochemicals.noaa.gov. https://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/2020

Modern Methods and Applications in Analysis of Explosives
1996
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Yinon, J. & Zitrin, S. (1996). Modern Methods and Applications in Analysis of Explosives. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=uL6zGlFfKZYC&dq=Mercury+fulminate+is+a+primary+explosive+that+detonates+from+shock+or+friction.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

On the mechanism of efficiency of lead azide
2017
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On the mechanism of efficiency of lead azide. (2017). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1002/prep.201600075

World war munitions as a source of mercury in the southwest Baltic Sea
2023
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World war munitions as a source of mercury in the southwest Baltic Sea. (2023). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140522

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