Multiple choice

Gunpowder is a mixture of _____.

  1. TNT and Charcoal

  2. Sand and TNT

  3. Sulphur, Sand and Charcoal

  4. Nitre, Charcoal and Sulphur

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Gunpowder is a classical explosive mixture composed of sulfur (fuel), charcoal (carbon source), and potassium nitrate/saltpeter (nitre, oxygen source). The nitre provides oxygen for rapid combustion, charcoal is the main fuel, and sulfur lowers the ignition temperature.