Explosive substances that have been wetted with alcohol or water or diluted with other substances to suppress their explosive properties are called:

• A. Liquid Desensitized Explosives
• B. Solid Desensitized Explosives
• C. Wet Desensitized Explosives
• D. Mixed Desensitized Explosives

Answer: (B)

Desensitizing explosives means making them less sensitive to initiation by changing their physical form or adding desensitizing materials so they can be handled more safely. When an explosive is wetted with alcohol or water, or diluted with other substances, the goal is to suppress its explosive properties enough to prevent accidental initiation during handling. The resulting material is treated as a solid mass rather than a free liquid, so it’s classified as a solid desensitized explosive. This solid form—often a damp or paste-like solid that stays in place during handling—reduces sensitivity compared with a liquid or fully concentrated material. The other terms describe different states (a true liquid, a genuinely wet liquid, or nonstandard terminology), so they don’t match the described desensitization method as closely.