A ______________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Composition of Gases. | | |Volume |__________________________| | Explosive. |of Gas | | | | | | |formed.|CO_{2}.| CO. |CH_{4}| N. | | | | | | &H. | | |___________________________________|_______|_______|_____|______|_____| | | | | | | | | | | Per | Per | Per | Per | | | c.c. | cent. |cent.|cent. |cent.| |Gunpowder-- | | | | | | | Nitre 75 parts | | | | | | | Sulphur 10 '' | 2,214 | 51.3 | 3.5| 3.5 | 41.7| | Charcoal 15 '' | | | | | | |Gelignite-- | | | | | | | Nitro-glycerine 56.5 parts | | | | | | | Nitro-cotton 3.5 '' | 4,980 | 25 | 7 | ... | 67 | | Wood-meal 8.0 '' | | | | | | | KNO_{3} 32.0 '' | | | | | | |Tonite-- | | | | | | | Nitro-Cotton | 3,750 | 30 | 8 | ... | 62 | | Barium nitrate | | | | | | |Roburite-- | | | | | | | Ammonium nitrate, 86 parts | | | | | | | Di-nitro-chloro-benzol 14 '' | 4,780 | 32 | ... | ... | 68 | |Carbonite | | | | | | | Nitro-glycerine 25 parts | | | | | | | Wood-meal 40 '' | 2,100 | 19 | 15 | 26 | ... | | Potas. nitrate 34 '' | | | | | | |___________________________________|_______|_______|_____|______|_____|