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Well not by themselves. Charcoal and sugar are both fuel, but they will not light fast enough without something added. The magic ingredient in explosive powders such as gunpowder is often an oxidizer (Potassium nitrate-KNO3 most oftenly used). To make an explosive powder, you would want to grind the charcoal and/or sugar with the KNO3 into a fine powder. The finer the powder, the better it is mixed. The better it is mixed, the faster it burns. The faster it burns, the more explosive it is.
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What minerals are in gun powder?
Charcoal for one
How do you make gun powder?
A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulphur in a 75:15:10 ratio
What are the two main ingridients in gun powder?
Charcoal and saltpeter (if you mean black powder)
Does gun powder a mixture?
It is a mixture of charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter.
What are the componets of gun powder?
potassium nitrate, charcoal, sulfur.
What is black gun powder made of?
sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate
What minerals are used to make fireworks?
Here are some ingredients in fireworks... Charcoal, gun powder (black powder) ( for explosion), alumunuim powder ( for flash), potassium nitrate (saltpeter) (for smoke).
Gun powder is made up of what?
The original gunpowder (black powder) is a mix of charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter.
Why is sulphur present in gun powder?
It lowers the temperature required to ignite the charcoal.
What was gun powder made of in 1830s?
Charcoal, saltpeter (sodium nitrate), and sulphur.
What was 18th century gun powder made out of?
Black powder was made of a mixture of charcoal, sulfur and saltpeter (Potassium Nitrate)
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.
