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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.
What else can I help you with?
Where is potassium nitrate look like?
Potassium nitrate is white.
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.
NAME OF KNO3?
KNO3 is the chemical formula of potassium nitrate.
Is potassium nitrate soluble in methanol?
Yes, potassium nitrate is soluble in methanol. Potassium nitrate is generally soluble in polar solvents like water and methanol.
What is the chemical reaction of potassium nitrate and sugar?
Oh, dude, you're getting all scientific on me now? Alright, so when potassium nitrate and sugar get together, they do this little dance called a combustion reaction. The potassium nitrate breaks down into potassium oxide, nitrogen gas, and oxygen gas, while the sugar turns into carbon dioxide and water. It's like a chemistry party in a test tube, man.
What is white gunpowder?
it is the combination of ordinary sugar and potassium nitrate in equal measurements
What is potassium with nitrate?
Potassium nitrate = KNO3
Is potassium nitrate just potassium plus nitrate?
Technically, yes. Potassium nitrate is a potassium atom attached to the nitrate ion.
What is the compound name for KNO3?
potassium nitrite
What is the compound name for preservatives like salitre?
Salitre is used in coloring pinoy foods such as the tocino, etc.
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.
