Why is nitroglycerine so explosive and how is it used in medicine?
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Synthesized in 1846 by Ascanio Sobrero, nitroglycerine was immediately recognized as an extraordinarily unstable and dangerous liquid, so much so that its discoverer was terrified by his own creation. The same inherent chemical properties that made pure nitroglycerine so explosive also, paradoxically, paved the way for its eventual use in modern medicine.
