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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.
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.
NAME OF KNO3?
KNO3 is the chemical formula of potassium nitrate.
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
Where is potassium nitrate look like?
Potassium nitrate is white.
Is potassium nitrate a compound or an element?
Potassium nitrate is a compound. Its formula is KNO3.
Is potassium nitrate has solibility in water or not?
Potassium nitrate is quite soluble in water, as are all nitrate salts.
potassium chloride + silver nitrate yields potassium nitrate + silver chloride?
no
