Gunpowder is usually measured in grain weight.
7,000 grains = 1 pound
The force required to fire a 9mm bullet is generated by the gunpowder in the cartridge. When the firing pin strikes the primer, the gunpowder ignites, producing expanding gases that propel the bullet down the barrel. This force is typically measured in pounds or newtons.
That depends entirely on how much of it you have.
Yes sparks can set gunpowder off. There is a gun called a Flintlock, used mostly in the 18th and 19th centuries, it has a flint which creates a spark that ignites the gunpowder.
Wei Boyan did not invent gunpowder. Gunpowder is believed to have been invented in China around the 9th century by Taoist alchemists searching for an elixir of immortality.
Gunpowder is believed to have originated in China during the 9th century AD. It was initially used for fireworks and later adapted for military use in the form of gunpowder weapons like cannons and firearms. The exact inventors of gunpowder are unknown, but its development revolutionized warfare and had a significant impact on world history.
an ingredient in gunpowder is sulphur
No, gunpowder is not magnetic.
There is no specific collective noun for gunpowder, in which case, you use an appropriate noun suited to the situation a pound of gunpowder, a flask of gunpowder, a box of gunpowder, etc.
Gunpowder can be used to make a bomb. So unless you are licensed to be in possession of gunpowder, owning gunpowder is illegal.
Gunpowder is not put in bullets- it is put in a cartridge case. It is measured, poured into the case, and then the bullet (part that comes out of the barrel) is pressed into the mouth of the cartridge case, and the case is crimped to hold the bullet in place. This is done using a tool called a loading press and a loading die.
Nothing.. Gunpowder does not impact-detonate, which is why bullets have a "primer" that will ignite the gunpowder when it is struck. Nothing.. Gunpowder does not impact-detonate, which is why bullets have a "primer" that will ignite the gunpowder when it is struck.
instead of bullets they had gunpowder.
The force required to fire a 9mm bullet is generated by the gunpowder in the cartridge. When the firing pin strikes the primer, the gunpowder ignites, producing expanding gases that propel the bullet down the barrel. This force is typically measured in pounds or newtons.
Gunpowder was invented by the Ancient Chinese. Gunpowder came to Europe in the 1260s.
The gunpowder was stored in places like the Tower of London.
Chinese alchemists invented gunpowder.
Ancient Romans did not use gunpowder. Gunpowder was invented by China around the middle ages.