An explosive cartridge to which a detonator has been attached is called what?

An explosive cartridge to which a detonator has been attached is called what?

• A. Primed Cartridge
• B. Primed Charge
• C. Initiated Cartridge
• D. Triggered Cartridge

Answer: (A)

When you attach a detonator to an explosive unit, the assembly is described as primed. Primed means the explosive cartridge is equipped with its initiating device and is ready to detonate, but has not yet detonated. The cartridge is the standard unit of explosive, so labeling the ready-to-fire unit as a primed cartridge accurately communicates both its form (a cartridge) and its state (primed). Other terms aren’t as precise here: initiated would imply detonation has already begun, which isn’t the case when the detonator is simply attached. Triggered is informal and nonstandard for this status. Primed charge shifts the focus to the explosive mass rather than the assembled unit with a detonator, which is not as exact in safety terminology.

When you attach a detonator to an explosive unit, the assembly is described as primed. Primed means the explosive cartridge is equipped with its initiating device and is ready to detonate, but has not yet detonated. The cartridge is the standard unit of explosive, so labeling the ready-to-fire unit as a primed cartridge accurately communicates both its form (a cartridge) and its state (primed).

Other terms aren’t as precise here: initiated would imply detonation has already begun, which isn’t the case when the detonator is simply attached. Triggered is informal and nonstandard for this status. Primed charge shifts the focus to the explosive mass rather than the assembled unit with a detonator, which is not as exact in safety terminology.