Madeira military museum
Mart Laanpere
March 15, 2024

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You are now at the Madeira Military Museum, take a look at the cannons there. The current standard composition for the gunpowder manufactured by pyrotechnicians was adopted as long ago as 1780. What are the proportions of the three key components in the gunpowder?

  • softwood charcoal

  • potassium nitrate or saltpeter

  • sulfur

  • 10%

  • 75%

  • 15%

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TLU

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English

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