Potassium chlorate is a potassium atom and a chlorine ... The mixture can go off via impact or heating, but it can also be triggered by friction. Friction can be as minor as on grain jostling ...

White smoke is created with potassium chlorate, lactose (milk sugar), and ... The system is backed by electric heating and air fans to guarantee reliable output, eliminating ambiguity.

Red phosphorus is fairly stable, but microscopic amounts convert into dangerously unstable white phosphorus through friction heat ... a stiff paste of potassium chlorate and glue and rolling ...

IN the course of studies on the kinetics of soil nitrification, using our perfusion technique 1, we have observed a remarkable inhibitory effect of potassium chlorate on the conversion of ammonia ...

Mixing antimony sulfide, potassium chlorate, gum, and starch ... something to burn (fuel), heat, and air (oxygen). A matchstick ingeniously wraps up all these elements in its tiny frame.