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Potassium nitrate

Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula KNO3. It is a potassium salt of nitric acid. This salt consists of potassium cations K+ and nitrate anions NO−3, and is therefore an alkali metal nitrate. It occurs in nature as a mineral, niter (or nitre outside the United States). It is a source of…

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Potassium nitrateis achemical compound with a sharp0.90text
straw to give porosity to a compost pile typically 4 feetinstance ofcommon earth and organic materials0.80text
saltpeterinstance ofnitric acid was produced by combining sulfuric acid with nitrates0.80text
smoke bombsinstance ofIt is also used in fireworks0.80text
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