- Gunpowder is a mixture of an oxidizer, a fuel, and a stabilizer. - The traditional components are potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulphur.
Gun powder is a mixture which when ignited a number of chemical reactions take place producing explosion. It consists of : (a) Potassium nitrate (b) Powdered charcoal (c) Sulphur (d) Sodium Carbonate (e) Calcium Sulphate
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2013 · Topic: The Explosive Substances (Definition and classification of explosive substances)
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