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Gunpowder, also known as black powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate (saltpeter).
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With the Fourth of July and American Independence Day on the horizon, a somehow topical post seemed in order. Having already examined the chemical compounds that give fireworks their colours in a previous graphic, I decided to examine another...
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Potassium nitrate, or salt peter (also known as saltpetre), as it was historically called, has been extracted from the earth for hundreds of years. It has been and is most often used as an oxidant for fuses and fireworks, but it has garden and horticultural uses as well.
