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No, potassium nitrate (KNO3) is a strongly oxidizing inorganic salt commonly known as saltpeter.
Sugar, or sucrose (C12H22O11) is an organic, sweet tasting molecular solid.
They may appear similar at first: they are both white, water soluble solids but chemically are very different.
Potassium nitrate is sometimes mixed with sugar to provide a sort of fuel for homemade rockets.
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Where is potassium nitrate look like?
Potassium nitrate is white.
What is the chemical reaction of potassium nitrate and sugar?
it catches fire
Why is there an explosion when you mix potassium nitrate and sugar?
i dont know why are you asking me
NAME OF KNO3?
KNO3 is the chemical formula of potassium nitrate.
What is white gunpowder?
it is the combination of ordinary sugar and potassium nitrate in equal measurements
Is potassium nitrate just potassium plus nitrate?
Technically, yes. Potassium nitrate is a potassium atom attached to the nitrate ion.
What is potassium with nitrate?
Potassium nitrate = KNO3
How many mole of nitrate ion in one mole of potassium nitrate?
Potassium nitrate is KNO3. There is one potassium per one nitrate. One mole of potassium nitrate contains one mole of nitrate.
What does lead nitrate and potassium bromide make?
lead nitrate + potassium bromide --> lead bromide + potassium nitrate
What is the compound name for KNO3?
potassium nitrite
Is potassium nitrate flameable?
Potassium nitrate itself is not flammable. Only when it is combined with something that has the potential to burn (sugar, wood chips, glycerin, etc), it can increase the flammability and burn rate of that substance.
Is potassium nitrate a compound or an element?
Potassium nitrate is a compound. Its formula is KNO3.
