Question

True or false
Gun powder is a mixture of Sulphur and charcoal.
(a) True
(b) False

Answer 1

Hint: Gun powder is a mixture of amorphous forms of carbon , a non -metal belonging to the 16 th group of the periodic table and also consists of the potassium nitrate. Now , you can easily identify whether the statement is true or false.

Completer step by step solution:
- Gun powder is a mixture of Sulphur, charcoal and potassium nitrate and 75 percent of the gunpowder consists of potassium nitrate, 15 percent of charcoal and 10 percent of Sulphur in it.
- Gun powder is known by many names such as retronym black powder or simply the black powder due to the presence of charcoal in it.
- Charcoal present in gunpowder is very easily available and is a form of carbon and it helps the gunpowder for the burning purpose. Gun powder is smokeless in nature i.e. it doesn’t produce smoke and is chemically very explosive in nature.
- Gun powder should be properly handled and managed and should be kept away from the heat and fame as it is highly inflammable and catches fire easily and should be stored safely and properly.
So , the given statement: Gun powder is a mixture of Sulphur and charcoal is true.

So, option (a) is correct.

Note: Gunpowder is used in mining , civil engineering , in hunting, shooting and it is also used in filling the artillery shells etc. it is also used as a propellant and is sometimes also used in the breaking down of the rock