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2. Potassium nitrate - Wikipedia

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   Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula K N O 3.It is a potassium salt of nitric acid.This salt consists of potassium cations K + and nitrate anions NO − 3, and is therefore an alkali metal nitrate.

3. Potassium nitrate (data page) - Wikipedia

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   Potassium nitrate. Potassium nitrate is an oxidizer so ... Saltpetre; Niter/Nitre; Nitric acid potassium salt ... Molecular Weight: 101.1 Chemical Formula: K N O 3 [1 ...

4. Saltpetre works - Wikipedia

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   A saltpetre works or nitrary [1] is a place of production of potassium nitrate or saltpetre used primarily for the manufacture of gunpowder. The saltpeter occurs naturally in certain places like the "Caves of Salnitre" ( Collbató ) known since the Neolithic.

5. Rocket candy - Wikipedia

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   The most common oxidizer is potassium nitrate (KNO 3). Potassium nitrate is most commonly found in tree stump remover. Additives can be many different substances, and either act as catalysts or enhance the aesthetics of the liftoff or flight. A traditional sugar propellant formulation is typically prepared in a 65:35 (13:7) oxidizer to fuel ...

6. List of alchemical substances - Wikipedia

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   Sal petrae (Med. Latin: "stone salt")/salt of petra/saltpetre/nitrate of potash – potassium nitrate, KNO 3, typically mined from covered dungheaps. Salt/common salt – a mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, formed by evaporating seawater (impure form). Salt of tartar – potassium carbonate; also called potash.

7. Saltpeter (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   Saltpeter (or saltpetre) is the mineral form of potassium nitrate (KNO 3), a compound It may also sometimes refer to: Sodium nitrate (NaNO 3), a compound Chile saltpeter or nitratine, the mineral form; Norwegian saltpeter or calcium nitrate (Ca(NO 3) 2) Magnesium nitrate (Mg(NO 3) 2)

8. Niter - Wikipedia

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   Niter or nitre [5] is the mineral form of potassium nitrate, KNO 3.It is a soft, white, highly soluble mineral found primarily in arid climates or cave deposits. Historically, the term niter was not well differentiated from natron, both of which have been very vaguely defined but generally refer to compounds of sodium or potassium joined with carbonate or nitrate ions.

9. Gunpowder - Wikipedia

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   Proportions by weight are 75% potassium nitrate (known as saltpeter or saltpetre), 15% softwood charcoal, and 10% sulfur. [108] These ratios have varied over the centuries and by country, and can be altered somewhat depending on the purpose of the powder.