Ordnance Powder. Small Arms Powder.
{ Nitrogen 9·77 } { 10·06 }
{ Carbonic anhydride 17·39 } { 21·79 }
Gaseous. { Carbonic oxide 2·64 } { 1·47 }
{ Hydrogen 0·11 } 30·58 { 0·14 } 34·18
{ Sulph. hydrogen 0·27 } { 0·23 }
{ Marsh gas 0·40 } { 0·49 }
{ Ammonic sesquicarbonate 2·68 } { 2·66 }
{ Potassic sulphate 36·95 } { 36·17 }
{ " carbonate 19·40 } { 20·78 }
Solid. { " hyposulphite 2·85 } 69·25 { 1·77 } 65·14
{ " sulphide 0·11 } { 0·00 }
{Charcoal 2·57 } { 2·60 }
{Sulphur 4·69 } { 1·16 }
Loss. 0·17 0·68
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