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Q: What ingredients do gunpowder contain?
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Does gunpowder contain lead?

No


What is the speed of gunpowder's explosion?

The speed of a gunpowder explosion would depend on the concentration of the reacting ingredients so there is no specific speed for gunpowder.-Tyler


What three ingredients were combined to make gunpowder?

charcoal-sulfer-saltpeter


Who invented gunpowder to the English?

Roger Bacon is often considered the first European to describe a mixture containing the essential ingredients of gunpowder.


Who makes gunpowder?

The knowledge of how to make gunpowder was first developed by the Chinese. IT is not difficult to make, the ingredients are sulfur, carbon and saltpeter. Given the ingredients (and the precise recipe) one could make it in a kitchen sink.


What ingredients do you need for Minecraft Pocket Edition?

String tripwire cord and Gunpowder!


How do you prepare gunpowder?

Why do you want to know?Use the correct ingredients in the correct ratios


What can you use gunpowder for on Minecraft?

Gunpowder is used to create TNT and Fire Charges. Gunpowder is essential in order to create splash potions, and is one of ingredients to make the firework rocket and Firework Stars.


Is there gun powder in guns?

Guns themselves don't contain any gunpowder, although, in muzzle loading firearms, the powder is loaded into the barrel, at which point, it could be said the gun does contain gunpowder. In firearms which use cartridges, it is the cartridge which contains the gunpowder.


Do fireworks contain sulfur?

Sulfur is in gunpowder, so yes.


What ingredients are contained in gunpowder?

Most gunpowders consist of three ingredients of potassium nitrate, sulfur and carbon. Different makers may have more or less of the basic ingredients.


What substance is made from sulfur charcoal and potassium nitrate?

Those are the basic ingredients of gunpowder.