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When gun powder is mixture?
Gun powder is always a mixture.
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 heterogeneous or homogeneous?
Gun powder is a heterogeneous mixture.
Does gun powder a mixture?
It is a mixture of charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter.
Is gun powder a homogeneous mixture?
yes
Is gun pouder a mixture?
Yes, gunpowder is a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur. These three components are combined in specific proportions to create the explosive powder used in firearms.
What element is used to manufacture gun powder?
carbon
What element is a component of DNA proteins gun powder and fertilizers?
Nitrogen.
What was 18th century gun powder made out of?
Black powder was made of a mixture of charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter (Potassium Nitrate)
Is gunpowder an acid?
No, gunpowder is not an acid. Gunpowder is a chemical mixture typically composed of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.
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.
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.
