Lead azide/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Lead azide.

Pb(N3)2, the most common modern initiating/primary explosive; good compromise among initiators with respect to storage stability, impact sensitivity, and tertiary explosives it can detonate without a booster; several variants of mechanical properties and additives