[DOC] [TLE] Gunpowder - Wikipedia [PAR] Gunpowder, also known as black powder, is the earliest known chemical 
explosive. It is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). The 
sulfur and charcoal act as fuels, and the saltpeter is an oxidizer. Because of its 
burning properties and the amount of heat and gas volume... [DOC] [TLE] Potassium Nitrate - Gunpowder, Powder, Explosive, and Mixed ... [PAR] Over time its use as an explosive has been made nearly obsolete by ... When 75
% potassium nitrate is mixed appropriately with 15% carbon (charcoal) and 10% 
sulfur, the resultant black powder has explosive .... Same chemicals we used to 
make smoke bombs as kinds, but we had the mixture wrong, they never exploded
. [DOC] [TLE] Explosive mixtures | Opinion | Chemistry World [PAR] Nobel's name was made in explosives, but what about the chemistry behind them
? ... 'low explosive' because it is a mixture: when its potassium nitrate 
decomposes, the released oxygen has to diffuse to the charcoal or sulfur in which 
it burns. [DOC] [TLE] Compound Interest - The Chemistry of Gunpowder [PAR] Jul 2, 2014 ... It consists of potassium nitrate (75% by weight), charcoal (15% by ... the sulfur 
can also act as a fuel, though its inclusion has more to do ... are sometimes 
utilised to alter the burning behaviour of the mixture, ... Food, Cosmetics & 
Explosives - The Versatility of GlycerolMay 25, 2014In "Everyday Compounds". [DOC] [TLE] Gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of Potassium Nitrate, Charcoal ... [PAR] KNO3. The Charcoal provides the fuel. The Sulphur acts as a binder and ... The 
properties of gunpowder as an explosive are determined by its physical nature. [DOC] [TLE] Gunpowder and Explosives - Caveman Chemistry [PAR] Consequently the ingredients of gunpowder, especially sulfur and saltpeter, ... As 
I told you in the chapter on salts, saltpeter is a mixture composed of many ... That 
is, boiling water will dissolve more than nine times its own weight of sodium 
nitrate. ... But this is not an explosion because only the surface of the charcoal 
burns... [DOC] [TLE] Explosives and Fertilizers [PAR] Explosives, fertilizers, and matches all constitute an essentially similar group of 
products ... of a mixture of potassium nitrate (saltpeter, KNO3), charcoal, and 
sulfur in ... Potassium nitrate was at first obtained from cave efflorescences but 
after its... [DOC] [TLE] explosives *** *** complete tutorial - Textfiles.com [PAR] 4 parts sugar to 6 parts potassium nitrate (SALT PETER). ... you will need 
potassium or sodium nitrate, sulfur, and hardwood charcoal. ... This mixture will 
burn if ignited and will explode if ignited while tightly confined. ... Be sure it's 
cotton. [DOC] [TLE] gunpowder | explosive | Britannica.com [PAR] Nov 17, 2014 ... Gunpowder, any of several low-explosive mixtures used as propelling ... which 
consists of a mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), sulfur, and charcoal. ... 
Unlike black powder, which burns by the chemical reactions of its... [DOC] [TLE] Patent US3473982 - Nitrocellulose explosive containing a charcoal ... [PAR] Nitrocellulose explosive containing a charcoal binder-oxidizer mixture ... Black 
powder, which is basically a mixture of saltpeter (potassium nitrate), carbon and 
sulfur ... which may involve considerable danger depending upon its place of use
,... [DOC] [TLE] Patent US2566602 - Explosive composition - Google Patents [PAR] 4, 1951 EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITION Martin de Simo, Morton Grove, 111., 
assignor to ... from a mixture of potassium nitrate, elemental sulfur and wood 
charcoal. ... of the carbon and its ability to perform certain functions such as 
decolorizatlon,... [DOC] [TLE] Spice Rack Explosives: How to Make Gunpowder with Salt and Sugar [PAR] Mar 3, 2012 ... It's just a bag of water surrounded by ammonium nitrate crystals. ... Mix together 
one-part saltpeter with one-part powdered sugar. This will give you a crude ... 
Real gunpowder contains saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal. However... [DOC] [TLE] explosive | chemical product | Britannica.com [PAR] May 7, 2015 ...

Question: It's an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal & sulfur
Answer: gunpowder