Purple
Potassium burns with a purple flame.
Usually a slow-burning material like cotton or hemp soaked in a solution of saltpeter or potassium nitrate is placed on a linstock to make it burn slowly. This helps control the ignition of the gunpowder in a firearm.
Potassium nitrate is the oxidizer used in black powder. Although other oxidizers are stronger(potassium perchlorate for example), it must not be replaced by them. If the term used is black powder, potassium nitrate is the only oxidizer that ought to be used.
Copper nitrate does not have a distinctive color when burned. The flame may likely be blue or green due to the presence of copper ions.
Oh, dude, potassium burns purple because of its atomic properties and stuff. But, like, a banana is not just a potassium stick waiting to ignite. So, no, a banana won't burn purple unless you dip it in some crazy chemicals or something. But, hey, who am I to stop you from trying?
Potassium nitrate itself is a source of oxygen, and it is not flammable by itself. So in oxygen, even in a very high amount of it, nothing would happen. However, if any combustible substance is combined with potassium nitrate and ignited, it would burn.
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.
Potassium nitrate doesn't burn The oxidation numbers of all of the elemnst are K +1, N +5 so they are as oxidised as they can get. Potassium nitrate was a constiten t of gun powder- it was a source of oxygen for the explosive combustion of the carbon and sulfur
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Potassium burns with a purple flame.
A lilac-violet color
A lila color, from potassium spectral lines.
The presence of the nitrate ion in solution typically does not have a direct effect on color emission. Nitrate ions are typically colorless and do not absorb visible light that would result in color emission. However, in some cases, nitrate ions can indirectly affect color emission by participating in complex chemical reactions that result in color changes.
Lilac to Purple-Red
Someone told me it burns blue or purple.
Usually a slow-burning material like cotton or hemp soaked in a solution of saltpeter or potassium nitrate is placed on a linstock to make it burn slowly. This helps control the ignition of the gunpowder in a firearm.
To effectively burn out tree stumps, you can use a technique called stump burning. This involves drilling holes into the stump, filling them with potassium nitrate, and then igniting the stump. The potassium nitrate helps to accelerate the burning process. It is important to follow safety precautions and check local regulations before attempting this method.