2006-10-16 09:01:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
There is mainly two types of Saltpetre
1) Chile saltpetre
2) Noreweign saltpetre
Among them the first one is more important. It is nothing but Sodium nitrate [NaNO3]. Noreweign salt petre is Basic Calcium nitrate.[Ca(NO3)2].Actually the name of the element Nitrogen comes from saltpetre[ Greek nitron=saltpetre]
2006-10-17 04:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by s0u1 reaver 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The chemical compound potassium nitrate is a naturally occurring mineral source of nitrogen. It is a nitrate with chemical formula KNO3.(here 3 is in sub-script)
Its common names include saltpetre (from Medieval Latin sal petrae: "stone salt" or possibly "Salt of Petra"), American English salt peter, Nitrate of potash and nitre. The name salt peter is also applied to sodium nitrate.
2006-10-16 09:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
chile saltpetre = KNO3
indian saltpetre = NaNO3
norwenian saltpetre = Ca (NO)3
2006-10-17 17:17:29 · answer #3 · answered by DARK CHOCOLATE 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Potassium nitrate( KNO3) common names include saltpetre (from Medieval Latin sal petrae: "stone salt" or possibly "Salt of Petra"), American English salt peter, Nitrate of potash and nitre. The name salt peter is also applied to sodium nitrate.
2006-10-16 09:07:42 · answer #4 · answered by vava 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gunpowder does not have a chemical name. It is a mixture of three chemical compounds -- sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate
2016-03-17 04:52:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chemical saltpeter or saltpetre, referring to potassium nitrate (niter/nitre); and/or sodium nitrate (nitratine/soda niter);
2006-10-16 09:03:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saltpeter (the Americanized spelling) is Potassium Nitrate
2006-10-16 09:03:10 · answer #7 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋