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How was gunpowder improved?

the percentages changed in saltpetre and sulfur plus charcoal. according to Jacob Gogan


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 type of powder was used for revolutionary firearms?

Black powder <><><> At the time of the American revolution, the only gunpowder in existence was black powder- a mix of charcoal, sulfur, and saltpetre. Other gun powders (smokeless, cordite, etc) were invented in the late 1800s.


What is a mixture of sulphur and charcoal and saltpetre called?

The mixture is called gunpowder, which is commonly used as a propellant in firearms and fireworks. It consists of sulfur to reduce ignition temperature, charcoal as a fuel, and saltpeter (potassium nitrate) as an oxidizer.


What are the components of blackpowder?

The 3 components of gunpowder are, Charcoal, Sulphur, and Saltpetre


Gun powder is made up of what?

The original gunpowder (black powder) is a mix of charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter.


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.


Does charcoal contain sulfur?

Most charcoal does contain sulfur. There are limit on how much sulfur commercial charcoal can contain. Pure carbon is an element and thus contains no sulfur (another element) but charcoal which is predominatly carbon is made from vegetable matter (wood, heated in anerobic (no oxygen) environment). As such there are "impurities" which remain in the charcoal.


What are the chemical ingredients of black powder?

Black powder consists of potassium nitrate (saltpeter), charcoal, and sulfur in specific ratios. Potassium nitrate serves as the oxidizer, charcoal provides fuel, and sulfur helps with ignition and combustion. These ingredients, when mixed together, create a combustible mixture used in fireworks and firearms.


How do you create a firearm on doodle god?

To create a firearm in Doodle God, you mix weapons + gun powder and that makes a firearm. To get gun powder, you mix Saltpetre + Sulfur and that makes gun powder. To get weapons, you mix tools with metal and that makes weapons. THX for reading!!!!!


How do you separate the mixture of sulfur from charcoal?

One way to separate sulfur from charcoal is through sublimation. Heat the mixture in a container where sulfur can vaporize and then condense on a cooler surface, separate from the charcoal. This method takes advantage of the difference in sublimation temperatures between sulfur and charcoal.


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.