Gunpowder
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gunpowder-206-544824
title:
Gunpowder
text:
Gunpowder, also commonly known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate (saltpeter). The sulfur and charcoal act as fuels while the saltpeter is an oxidizer. Gunpowder has been widely used as a propellant in firearms, artillery, rocketry, and pyrotechnics, including use as a blasting agent for explosives in quarrying, mining, building pipelines, tunnels, and roads.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Explosive once used in firearms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder
date created:
2001-10-16T20:05:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T13:15:34Z
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13
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