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Potassium nitrate is used to make fireworks and black powder (which is used in gun powder).

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What can potassium nitrate be used in?

Three commonly know uses for potassium nitrate are gunpowder, medicines, and plant fertilizer.


NAME OF KNO3?

KNO3 is the chemical formula of potassium nitrate.


What are bad uses for potassium?

Potassium cyanide is a poison, it used to be available in chemical supply houses for nominal fees! Potassium Nitrate is the active ingredient in Smokeless powder- which of course has criminal applications- though quite legal for sporting ammunition. Black Powder uses Sodum Nitrate or saltpeter ( origin of odd term unknown) but smokeless uses Potassium Nitrate.


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


Is potassium nitrate a compound or an element?

Potassium nitrate is a compound. Its formula is KNO3.


What percentage of potassium makes up potassium nitrate?

Potassium nitrate is composed of about 38.7% potassium.


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.


Where is potassium nitrate look like?

Potassium nitrate is white.


What bond is break in order to form potassium nitrate solution?

In order to form a potassium nitrate solution, the ionic bond between potassium ions and nitrate ions in the solid potassium nitrate compound needs to be broken. This allows the potassium and nitrate ions to separate and become surrounded by water molecules, resulting in the formation of a potassium nitrate solution.


What is the formula for potassium nirate?

The chemical formula for potassium nitrate is KNO3.