Vapor Pressure Illustration (VIDEO)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Many materials used in explosives are hard to detect through the air because they release few molecules. That’s in contrast to materials like gasoline, which evaporates quickly.

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Animation by Sara Levine | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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