Any chemical reaction requires either absorption of energy or release of energy. A chemical explosive is a substance which on application of heat/electricity undergoes decomposition/arrangement very rapidly, so much so, that it releases a lot of energy in the form of heat.
According to the question, the following requirements powers the explosions:
1. Rapid rate of reaction.
2. Oxidation of carbon and hydrogen of the substance.
3. A chemical substance should undergo rapid expansion (emission of heat or gas rapidly).
4. Evolution of heat.
If the reaction takes place slowly then only the energy gets dissipated along with other noticable effects and heat energy. Whereas, if the reaction occurs very rapidly, then there will be no energy dissipation, which will lead to deposition of energy in small volume that will cause rapid expansion of gases.
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