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It could be, but liquid oxygen works better. It could be made to work in solid rocket boosters, but those usually use ammonium perchlorate instead, because it can provide more energy.

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Does potassium nitrate contain oxygen?

Yes, potassium nitrate (KNO3) contains oxygen. It is composed of potassium, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms.


What compound is made by pottasium nitrogen and oxygen?

You could have potassium nitrate KNO3 or potassium nitrite KNO2.


What element is both found in potassium chlorate and zinc nitrate?

Oxygen is present in both zinc nitrate and potassium chlorate. Potassium chlorate = KClO3 and zinc nitrate = ZnNO3 .


What is the effect of heat on the nitrate of potassium?

it decomposes into potassium nitrite and oxygen.


What does Potassium nitrate do when met with oxygen?

Potassium nitrate itself is a source of oxygen, and it is not flammable by itself. So in oxygen, even in a very high amount of it, nothing would happen. However, if any combustible substance is combined with potassium nitrate and ignited, it would burn.


What are the elements of potassium nitrate?

Potassium Nitrate (aka, Saltpeter or Niter) is chemically, KNO3. It contains 3 Elements ... Potassium (K) Nitrogen (N) and Oxygen (O)


What is the percentage composition of potassium nitrate?

Potassium nitrate (KNO3) is composed of 38.7% potassium (K), 13.0% nitrogen (N), and 48.3% oxygen (O).


How many different elements are in potassium and nitrate?

Potassium and nitrate both contain one type of element each. Potassium contains the element potassium (K) and nitrate contains the elements nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O).


When potassium nitrate burns what kind of gas is produced?

Potassium nitrate doesn't burn The oxidation numbers of all of the elemnst are K +1, N +5 so they are as oxidised as they can get. Potassium nitrate was a constiten t of gun powder- it was a source of oxygen for the explosive combustion of the carbon and sulfur


How many potassium atoms and how many oxygen atoms are in magnesium nitrate?

Magnesium nitrate is MgNO3 and there are one magnesium atom one nitrogen atom three oxygen atoms no potassium atoms


Why is there an explosion when you mix potassium nitrate and sugar?

When potassium nitrate (oxidizer) and sugar (fuel) are mixed, the sugar reduces the potassium nitrate, releasing oxygen rapidly. This rapid oxygen release causes a highly exothermic reaction, leading to a sudden increase in temperature and pressure, resulting in an explosion.


What is the mass of oxygen in 5.2 g of potassium nitrate?

This mass is 2,469 g.