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Which energy decrease causes increased initiation sensitivity in nitromethane?

A)Vibrational mode energy transfer
B)Electrostatic repulsive potential energy
C)Molecular rotational kinetic energy
D)Intermolecular van der Waals potential

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Decreased intermolecular van der Waals potential promotes formation of molecular clusters, initiating decomposition earlier because of increased local energy concentrations; therefore, sensitivity increases rather than decreasing, with other energy forms being less directly linked.

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