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Definition of KNO3

KNO3
Saltpeter Salt`pe"ter, Saltpetre Salt`pe"tre,, n. [F. salp[^e]tre, NL. sal petrae, literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See Salt, and Petrify.] (Chem.) Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, KNO3, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see Nitrification, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant. Chili salpeter (Chem.), sodium nitrate (distinguished from potassium nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline substance, NaNO3, having a cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste. It is obtained by leaching the soil of the rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is deliquescent and cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the production of nitric acid. Called also cubic niter. Saltpeter acid (Chem.), nitric acid; -- sometimes so called because made from saltpeter.

Meaning of KNO3 from wikipedia

- combining ammonium nitrate and pot****ium hydroxide. NH4NO3 + KOH → NH3 + KNO3 + H2O An alternative way of producing pot****ium nitrate without a by-product...
- experimenting.[why?] Dry heating does not actually melt the KNO3, but it melts the sugar and then the KNO3 grains become suspended in the sugar. Alternatively...
- Niter or nitre is the mineral form of pot****ium nitrate, KNO3. It is a soft, white, highly soluble mineral found primarily in arid climates or cave deposits...
- ratios such as 6 KNO3/3 Al/1 S and 5 KNO3/2 Al/3 S also exist and work. All ratios have similar burn times and strength, although 5 KNO3/3 Al/2 S seems...
- dictionary. Saltpeter (or saltpetre) is the mineral form of pot****ium nitrate (KNO3), a compound It may also sometimes refer to: Sodium nitrate (NaNO3), a compound...
- HNO3) from nitre (pot****ium nitrate, KNO3) and oil of vitriol (sulphuric acid, H2SO4) via Glauber's process: 2 KNO3 + H2SO4 → 2 HNO3 + K2SO4 The residue...
- and a heat capacity of 1.53 J/(g·K). 1:1 mixture LiNO3:KNO3, m.p. 125 °C. 40:7:53 NaNO2: NaNO3:KNO3, m. p. 142 °C, stable to 600 °C. Molten salts have a...
- combustion of gunpowder is: 2 KNO3 + S + 3 C → K2S + N2 + 3 CO2. A balanced, but still simplified, equation is: 10 KNO3 + 3 S + 8 C → 2 K2CO3 + 3 K2SO4...
- white solid (AgCl) is observed. AgNO3+KCl⟶AgCl↓+KNO3{\displaystyle {\ce {AgNO3 + KCl -> AgCl (v) + KNO3}}} The ionic equation allows to write this reaction...
- halogens Nitric acid (HNO3) and nitrate compounds such as pot****ium nitrate (KNO3), the oxidizer in black powder Pot****ium chlorate (KClO3) Peroxydisulfuric...