2025 · Current AffairsPrevious Year Question
Q6.
What is the common characteristic of the chemical substances generally known as CL- 20, HMX and LLM-105, which are sometimes talked about in media?
A. These are alternatives to hydro- fluorocarbon refrigerants
B. These are explosives in military weapons
C. These are high- energy fuels for cruise missiles
D. These are fuels for rocket propulsion
Answer

B

Explanation

HMX, and LLM-105 are high-energy explosives, used in military and defense applications. option (b) is the correct answer. (Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane) is one of the powerful non-nuclear explosives known to Developed in the 1980s by the U.S. Navy, CL-20 to a class of cage-structured nitramines. it is also extremely sensitive to shock and which limits its widespread deployment and highly controlled handling and storage. (High Melting Explosive or Octogen) is a widely nitroamine explosive known for its high velocity and pressure. Chemically more than CL-20, HMX is frequently used in military- plastic explosives, rocket propellants, and shaped It is more powerful than RDX but less energetic CL-20. (2,6-diamino-3,5-dinitropyrazine-1-oxide) is a class of energetic material developed with the of enhancing safety without significantly explosive power. Unlike CL-20 and HMX, is classified as an "insensitive high explosive," it has low sensitivity to shock, heat, or friction, it much safer for transport and handling.