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What is a touchole in a gun?
In very old guns the powder was ignited when a match was applied to a small hole which was drilled through the barrel into the chamber. This hole was called a touch hole.
Why does the match head not ignited when it was suspended at the top of the burner?
There is a cone of unburning gas immediately at the outlet of a bunsen burner, where the match head will not ignite.
When were the first matches made?
John Walker, an English chemist, invented the first friction match in 1826. The match is ignited by striking the combustible end against a rough surface.
Who envent the gun?
Technically, the "gun" was invented by the Chinese when they first created gun powder. A hollow tube was placed vertically on the ground, loaded with a small amount of powder, an object was stuffed inside, and then the powder was ignited.
When a match is struck and a flame is ignited where does the energy from the fire come from and where does it go?
Burning is an exothermic chemical reaction; heat is released in the atmosphere.
In an automotive engine the pattern in which the cylinders are ignited is called the?
firing order.
What is the red bit on a match?
On a safety match (the kind you strike on a box) the red bit is primarily a compound called potassium chlorate. The strip on the box is red phosphorous. When you strike it on the box the two compounds create an explosive mixture which is then ignited by the heat and sparks produced by friction between the strip and the match head. Strike anywhere matches put the two compounds together on the match, the red is the phosphorous and the white tip is potassium chlorate. When you strike the match they mix and catch fire similar to striking a safety match on the box.
How look the flame of matchstick?
A matchstick is a small wooden stick or stiff paper coated with material that can be ignited by striking the match against a suitable surface. The match head usually contains phosphorus or phorphorus sesquisulfide.
What chemical reaction that occurs when a mixture of gasoline and air is ignited by a spark is called a?
This reaction is called combustion.
What is a chemical reaction that occurs when a mixture of gasoline and air is ignited by a spark called?
This reaction is called combustion.
What is a match called?
A match :)
How hot is gun powder?
When it burns, as hot as a burning match.
