TNT (Trinitrotoluene) is an explosive. It is often confused with dynamite (based on nitroglycerin), since both are high explosives. However, they are very different and not the same.

Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a pale yellow, solid organic nitrogen compound used as an explosive. TNT is made from toluene that gets mixed with sulfuric and nitric acid. This is followed by many other steps. It has the chemical formula - C6H2(NO2)3CH3