is kcl is explosive?
WASHINGTON â Insurgents in Afghanistan are shifting to a new source of homemade explosives for the bombs responsible for two-thirds of U.S. casualties there: the substance that makes matches catch fire. Potassium chlorate has surpassed fertilizer as the explosive of choice for insurgents, Pentagon research shows.otassium chlorate is an odorless white crystal or powder that, when combined with a fuel, forms an explosive mixture. Ammonium nitrate fertilizer, meanwhile, requires several steps to transform into an explosive. It's much, much easier, Sweetser said.