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How do you separate a mixture of oleic acid and solid potassium nitrate and powdered charcoal?
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Potassium nitrate is soluble in water, the solution is filtered and evaporated.
Oleic acid is soluble in ethanol and separated by filtration and evaporation of the alcohol.
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Why is gun powder a mixture?
The original black gunpower was a mixture of 2 elements (sulfur, charcoal) and a compound (saltpetre). Modern gunpowder s a mixture of several different copunds, including nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin.
Is fizzy drinks a mixture or a compound?
powdered drink mix is a mixture. ☺ :D
Can a mixture of powdered salt and sugar can be separated by winnowing?
NO
Is charcoal lighter fluid a hexane?
Yes, charcoal lighter fluid is a hexane. Charcoal fluid is highly flammable and it is a hydrocarbon mixture used in wick type lighters.
Is an powdered drink mix a hetero mixture?
As long as it is thoroughly mixed with water, it would be a solution, which is a homogeneous mixture.
How do you separate powdered charcoal from a mixture of copper oxide?
To separate powdered charcoal from a mixture containing copper oxide, just add water. Charcoal is considered quite a bit less dense than water and one set of tables gives the density as circa 400 kg.m-3 . Copper oxide is much more dense than water or charcoal. So the copper oxide will sink to the bottom and the charcoal will float to the top of the water. This can now be decanted and filtered leaving the charcoal on the filter paper which can be dried and to leave charcoal. Then with a separate filtration, the copper oxide and traces of water can be filtered and then dried.
How do you separate mixture of sulfur and charcoal?
by sublimation
What substance was traditionally made with a mixture of sulfur charcoal and potassium nitrate?
Gunpowder
How do you Separate the mixture of charcoal and crystals of iodine?
By heating it at low temperatures.
What substance can be used to separate a mixture of iron fillings and powdered sulfur?
a magnet
How do you separate the mixture of crystals of iodine and charcoal?
By heating it at low temperatures.
How do you make gun powder?
A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulphur in a 75:15:10 ratio
Chemical formula of gunpowder?
Gunpowder is a finely ground mixture of Potassium Nitrate (75%), Sulphur (10%) and Charcoal (15% w/w). The mixture burns extremely quickly, evolving gases which increase the reaction volume and thus make it a powerful propellant.
How do you separate sulfur from mixture of carbon particles and powdered roll sulfur?
By the process of diffusion.....
Is a mixture composed of more than one substance?
2 or more pure substance. They might be elements as well as compounds. Powdered carbon and powdered potassium nitrate and powdered sulfur is the mixture used for gunpowder. 2 elements and 1 compound.
You are given a mixture of sulfur potassium nitrate and carbon and asked to separate the components so you end up with a pile of solid sulfur a pile of solid potassium nitrate a pile of solid carbon?
So, you have a pile of gunpowder and you want to separate it. Right? Here's are some clues: Saltpeter (potassium nitrate) is soluble in water. Sulfur and carbon are not. Furthermore, sulfur is soluble in acetone but carbon is not. This assumes that you have pure carbon and not charcoal powder. Depending on the quality of the charcoal powder, it could be more or less soluble in different substances. But let's just take your teacher at his word: Carbon is carbon. If there is enough differential in particle size you could sift the mixture through a screen but that doesn't guarantee you'll get ALL the carbon, sulfur or saltpeter out of the mix. If the particles are all the same size that won't work at all. (OR) here is a better phrased answer: Answer: Gunpowder is a mixture of sulphur, charcoal and potassium nitrate (nitre). When water is added to the mixture potassium nitrate dissolves. The mixture is then filtered. The filtrate is potassium nitrate solution while the residue is a mixture of sulphur and charcoal. The filtrate is evaporated on a sand bath to obtain nitre back. When carbon disulphide is added to the residue, sulphur dissolves. When this mixture is filtered the filtrate is sulphur solution while the residue is charcoal. Leaving it open evaporates the sulphur solution. Carbon disulphide evaporates and sulphur crystals are left behind.
What was 18th century gun powder made out of?
Black powder was made of a mixture of charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter (Potassium Nitrate)
