Formula: NaNO3
No. Saltpeter is a nitrate.
preserving meats
By black powder do you mean gunpowder? It is made of; charcoal, sulphur and saltpetre( sometime called potassium nitrate)
gunpowder
Chile :)
limestone+fertilizer
Saltpeter = Limestone + Fertiliser
Gun powder.
nitre, saltpeter(KNO3), Chile saltpeter(NaNO3)
The 3 components of gunpowder are, Charcoal, Sulphur, and Saltpetre
Saltpetre+sulphurSaltpeter + sulfer = Gun powder