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To: Gritty
10 KNO3 + 3 S + 8 C → 2 K2CO3 + 3 K2SO4 + 6 CO2 + 5 N2 (yes, folks, it is a simplified reaction equation)
25 posted on 12/08/2009 6:37:53 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: MrB
(yes, folks, it is a simplified reaction equation)

Simple if I could remember a damn thing about chemistry...

Otherwise, it just makes my brain go "ouch."

27 posted on 12/08/2009 7:00:44 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
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To: MrB

Ah, gunpowder. Sad that I had to look it up. I never really was any good at following the chemical equations, however, I can tell you that hydric acid can be deadly when inhaled, but for some reason, it’s benign when ingested.


28 posted on 12/08/2009 7:03:49 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
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To: MrB
That's black powder, not smokeless. Oh, so we're gonna let the folks with "primitive weapons" go first, just like in deer season. I get it.

Carry on.

32 posted on 12/08/2009 9:08:54 AM PST by thulldud (It HAS happened here!)
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To: MrB

That looks exothermic...


37 posted on 12/08/2009 9:47:13 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: MrB

I took chem in college..I actually found more students having trouble with general chem than organic chem. Go figure.


47 posted on 12/08/2009 2:10:27 PM PST by Soothesayer9
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