Editing Explosive (section)

====Oxidized fuel====
An [[oxidizer]] is a pure substance ([[molecule]]) that in a chemical reaction can contribute some atoms of one or more oxidizing elements, in which the [[fuel]] component of the explosive burns. On the simplest level, the oxidizer may itself be an oxidizing [[Chemical element|element]], such as [[gas state|gaseous]] or [[liquid]] [[oxygen]].
* '''[[Black powder]]''': [[Potassium nitrate]], [[charcoal]] and [[sulfur]]
* '''[[Flash powder]]''': Fine metal powder (usually [[aluminium]] or [[magnesium]]) and a strong oxidizer (e.g. [[potassium chlorate]] or [[potassium perchlorate|perchlorate]])
* '''[[Ammonal]]''': [[Ammonium nitrate]] and aluminium powder
* '''[[Armstrong's mixture]]''': [[Potassium chlorate]] and [[red phosphorus]]. This is a very sensitive mixture. It is a primary high explosive in which sulfur is substituted for some or all of the phosphorus to slightly decrease sensitivity.
* '''[[Sprengel explosive]]s''': A very general class incorporating any strong oxidizer and highly reactive fuel, although in practice the name was most commonly applied to mixtures of [[chlorate]]s and [[nitroaromatic]]s.
** '''[[ANFO]]''': Ammonium nitrate and [[fuel oil]]
** '''[[Cheddite]]s''': [[Chlorate]]s or [[perchlorate]]s and oil
** '''[[Oxyliquit]]s''': Mixtures of organic materials and [[liquid oxygen]]
** '''[[Panclastite]]s''': Mixtures of organic materials and [[dinitrogen tetroxide]]