To the upper right we have very pure potassium chlorate, so much so that it bursts into flames when mixed with sugar and catalyzed with some sulfuric acid. [Mr. Home Scientist] produced the ...

The extra heat generated excites the electrons in the colour-producing chemicals added in the firework mixture and thus produces beautiful colours. The oxidising property of potassium chlorate is ...

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 ...

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 ...

The heat generated by the burning red phosphorus triggers the decomposition of the potassium chlorate. The oxygen released by potassium chlorate further assists the burning of the red phosphorus.