Sodium nitrate is slightly hygroscopic, which means it absorbs moisture from the air over time. For this reason, it produces a slower burn rate that KNO3.
Gun powder can be used as a propellant rather than powdered sugar and KNO3 depending on the application. Both are explosive, however gun powder is designed to ignite at much higher speeds.
Gunpowder is basically a fuel combined with the oxygen to burn that fuel. The KNO3 is the oxygen part of the mix.
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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.
There are various types of gun powder, and there may be some that contains phosphorus. Traditional gun powder is composed of Charcoal, Sulfur and Potassium Nitrate. No phosphorus in there, unless its a trace contaminant.
Black Powder.
Gun powder is always a mixture.
gun powder was udes for fireworks, then weapons
Gun Powder is the most important thing in a war because if you don't have gun powder you wouldn't stand a chance.
Gun powder is a powder.
Because China invented gun powder.
Saltpetre+sulphurSaltpeter + sulfer = Gun powder