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What type of gunpowder black vs nitrocellulose was used by modern battleships?
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Black was discarded in the Pre-Dreadnaught era; Brown, then Cordite replaced it.
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What was used in place of gun powder during the Civil War?
Nothing was used in place of gunpowder during the Civil War. Gunpowder was made and used extensively by both sides. During the Civil War the guns used black powder for propellant. Modern guns use smokeless powder, which has a completely different chemical composition.
Is gunpowder used in war today?
There are two kinds of gunpowder, "black powder" and "smokeless powder." I put them in quotes because all gunpowder is black, and all of it smokes when it burns. Both are used in modern warfare. Black powder is primarily used as a delay element in other explosives. If you want to build an explosive device that has a time delay between initiating the explosion and the explosion occurring - hand grenades are a prime example - you put a column of black powder between the initiator and the explosive. Smokeless powder is the propellant in every rifle, shotgun, pistol, shoulder-fired rocket, artillery round, etc., etc., etc., used in the world today.
What was gunpowder most used for in civil war?
The guns used black powder. It produced volumes of smoke and as highly corrosive to the chambers and barrels.
What are types of weapons in 1776?
In 1776, firearms were powerful weapons. These were black gunpowder musket rifles and hand guns. Cannons were developing into larger and more powerful weapons of war.
What changes took place in the South as a result of Reconstruction?
The first statewide public school systems in the South as well as hospitals, penitentiaries, and asylums. The first black institutions of higher learning were founded. Equally important, it was during Reconstruction that the institutional foundations of the modern black community in the South were laid, including independent black churches and a growing number of black landowners, businessmen, clergymen, and teachers.
What makes up gun powder?
BLACK powder is a mixture of charcoal, sulfur, and saltpetre, with other things added to keep it from clumping, improve water resistance, etc.SMOKELESS powder (modern gunpowder) is based on nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose, with other additives.
Why is gun powder a mixture?
The original black gunpower was a mixture of 2 elements (sulfur, charcoal) and a compound (saltpetre). Modern gunpowder s a mixture of several different copunds, including nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin.
Is gun powder a compound or mixture?
Many people confuse gunpowder and black powder. Both of them are mixtures, although gunpowder, also known as smokeless powder, was 100% nitrocellulose, a compound, when it was first used in the mid 1800's. Black powder is a very intimate mixture of potassium nitrate, sulfur and charcoal. Smokeless powders today get their energy when burned from 100% nitrocellulose to mostly nitroglycerine. Most smokeless powders obtain their energy from a mixture of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine. However, even smokeless powders made today with pure nitrocellulose are still a mixture because manufacturers add other compounds to the powder to reduce the muzzle flash, stabilize the burning rate, slow the decomposition of the powder and to neutralize any corrosive acids formed from the powder's decomposition.
What is gunpowder color?
usually gunpowder color is black
What is the composition of gunpowder?
Originally, gunpowder (black powder) was a mix of charcoal, sulfur, and saltpetre (sodium nitrate). Modern day smokeless gunpowder can have several different formulations, but most are based on a mix of nitrocelluose and nitroglycerin.
What element used in gun powder?
In Black Powder, the oldest type, the element sulfur is a key ingredient. The compound sodium or potassium nitrate is also used, as is charcoal. For a reason not fully understood, the element carbon cannot be substituted for charcoal- which is basically carbon. SMOKELESS gunpowder, used in modern ammunition, is typically made of complex compounds, such as nitroglycerin and/or nitrocellulose, and not elements.
How does gunpowder work?
Gunpowder burns but it burns very quickly. It's very reactive with oxygen. When enough heat is applied, either externally or from itself, the reaction progresses very rapidly and the gunpowder "explodes." ********* Agree in general. Gunpowder consists of a fuel and an oxidizer mixed together- it does not need additional oxygen. The original gunpowder was black powder- a "low" explosive- modern gunpowder is based on nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin- "High" explosives. When triggered by heat, the fuel and oxidizer combine rapidly, producing large quantities of hot, expanding gas. This gas pushes the bullet out of the barrel.
Is gun powder still around today?
Of course. Even modern ammunition has a form of gunpowder inside the casing. There are also gunsmiths and black powder enthusiasts who use good, old-fashioned loose gunpowder on a regular basis.
Which is used for gun powder?
Mostly saltpetre is used as gun powder for filling guns. During the industrial revolution , it was a very important import material for England. ********** The original gunpowder- Black Powder, is a mixture of charcoal, sulfur and saltpetre. Present day smokeless powder is based on guncotton (nitrocellulose) and/or nitroglycerin.
What does gunpowder look like?
There are various forms of gunpowder. Black powder can be clumpy or powdery, ranging from black to light gray depending on the actual mixture. See the related links below for some views of gunpowder.
What is another name for gunpowder?
black powder I do not no. =P
How do the gases in a gun expand to supersonic speeds without becoming choked in order to accelerate a bullet to supersonic speeds?
While in some cases the gasses are aided by the shape of the cartridge case, which becomes more narrow as you move towards the mouth of the case, the primary acceleration is due to the composition of modern smokeless gunpowder. Unlike the original black powder, which was a low explosive, modern powders are based on nitrogycerin and nitrocellulose. These explode with a speed that is above supersonic. Thus even a straight sided cartridge such as a .357 Magnum can drive a bullet at supersonic speeds.
