To the upper right we have very pure potassium chlorate, so much so that it bursts into flames when mixed with sugar and catalyzed with some sulfuric acid. [Mr. Home Scientist] produced the ...

There are several ways to create oxygen for a sub, but modern techniques typically involve chemical oxygen concentration.

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It detonates with a very little heat or friction. Three parts of chlorate of potash, and one of sulphur, triturated in a metal mortar, cause several successive detonations, like the crack ...

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What is the use of potassium chlorate? Potassium chlorate (KClO 3) is a strong chemical that helps things burn quickly and is used in several ways. It has been part of explosives, fireworks ...

The nitrate or chlorate is to be placed in chambers within the receiver of the melted iron, winch is made to revolve, so that the chambers may come under the molten metal, and the nitrate or ...

An easier, albeit vastly more expensive and dangerous alternative came in the 19th century when chemists discovered auto-ignition using a potassium chlorate mixture and sulfuric acid. This method ...

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Instead, the panel above your head contains a chemical oxygen generator. It's a small canister that holds sodium chlorate, barium peroxide, and a pinch of potassium perchlorate. And when all three ...

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