Which of the following is a double base propellant?

Question

Which of the following is a double base propellant? (A) Methyl nitrate and nitromethane (B) Nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose (C) Kerosine and alcohol (D) Acrylic rubber and liquid N2O4

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The molecules which contain both the oxidiser and the fuel elements in the same molecule are called double base propellants, e.g., nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose. In this nitrocellulose gels in nitroglycerine and sets to a solid mass.

Q. Which of the following is a double base propellant?

Methyl nitrate and nitromethane

Nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose

Kerosine and alcohol

Acrylic rubber and liquid $N_{2} O_{4}$

The molecules which contain both the oxidiser and the fuel elements in the same molecule are called double base propellants, e.g., nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose. In this nitrocellulose gels in nitroglycerine and sets to a solid mass.

Q. Which of the following is a double base propellant?

Methyl nitrate and nitromethane

Nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose

Kerosine and alcohol

Acrylic rubber and liquid N2​O4​

The molecules which contain both the oxidiser and the fuel elements in the same molecule are called double base propellants, e.g., nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose. In this nitrocellulose gels in nitroglycerine and sets to a solid mass.

Acrylic rubber and liquid $N_{2} O_{4}$