Gunpowder is a mixture and so does not have a chemical formula.
By doing something called subterfage...
They used a process by the name of subterfuge.
The chemical formula KNO3 is for potassium nitrate.
The substance with the chemical formula KNO3 is called potassium nitrate. It is used as an oxidizing agent in gunpowder.
Gunpowder reached Europe through the rich Silk Road trade. The chemical formula for gunpowder and the refinement process reached Europe in completed form by the late 13th century. Roger Bacon, a renowned early European alchemist (1214 - 1292), set forth the marvels of the world; among them he listed the ingredients of gunpowder. With the ingredients of gunpowder revealed European scientists, inventors and alchemists were ready to improve gunpowder.
The chemical formula of gunpowder is typically written as KNO3 + S + C. This reflects the combination of potassium nitrate (saltpeter), sulfur, and carbon that make up the primary components of gunpowder.
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.
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.