16/12/2022
GUN POWDER AND ITS NATURE
GUN POWDER- it is the earliest known low-explossive chemical consisting of the mixture of Sulfur, Carbon, and Potassium Nitrate, to propell charges in fi****ms and as a blasting agent.
Gun powder is composed of three elements combined together with the following functions:
(1). POTASSIUM NITRATE- a mixture of saltpeter and serves as oxidizer;
(2). CARBON- in the form of charcoal; and serves as fuel; and
(3). SULFUR- act as fuel together with carbon, and serves as stabilizer (nps.gov)