Sciencemadness Discussion Board

Mixture of KNO3 and KClO3?

12AX7 - 15-4-2005 at 23:11

And yes I searched this forum thoroughly :P if there's already a thread on this, I'll be damned!

Anyways. Why aren't oxidizers ever mixed: chlorate, perchlorate or nitrate (of any cation)?

Tim

vulture - 16-4-2005 at 13:14

Ofcourse they are mixed sometimes. Your question is way too vague. Which application? Pyro? Sorry, not allowed here.

In solution? Sure, why not?

While I'm at it, I'm going to revoke your posting abilities for a week because it seems you do need a poke with the stick before you drop the cocky attitude.

hodges - 16-4-2005 at 14:36

The reason nitrates and chlorates are not mixed I believe applies mainly to fireworks. Nitrate can be reduced to ammonium by any metal in the composition (aluminum, magnesium, etc) and that with a chlorate may form ammonium chlorate, which is unstable and can easily ignite the rest of the mixture.