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The 15 pages that link to Black powder, each with the reason it gives.

• GunpowderBroader topic: It is the historic formulation whose combustion explains gunpowder's characteristic behavior.

• Percussion capRelated: The cap’s flash ignites this main propellant charge.

• MatchlockRelated: Its exposed priming powder could be lit by the match, but was vulnerable to moisture and sparks.

• MuzzleloaderRelated: Traditional muzzleloaders use it to propel the projectile down the barrel.

• PyrotechnicsBroader topic: Its fast, gas-producing combustion has made it a longstanding source of fireworks effects.

• NitroglycerinCompared with: Black powder deflagrates rather than producing nitroglycerin’s characteristic high explosive detonation.

• Smokeless powderCompared with: It was the smoky propellant that smokeless powder increasingly replaced.

• FireworksRelated: It has traditionally supplied the force that launches fireworks and bursts their shells.

• Hand cannonRelated: Its combustion generated the gas that propelled a hand cannon’s projectile.

• DynamiteCompared with: Black powder burns rapidly, while dynamite is designed to detonate.

• MusketRelated: Its smoke, residue, and pressure governed muskets' performance and cleaning needs.

• Sodium nitrateCompared with: It illustrates nitrate’s role as an oxidizer, but uses potassium nitrate rather than sodium nitrate.

• Éleuthère Irénée du PontRelated: The company's early output was black powder made for American military and civilian markets.

• History of gunpowderBroader topic: This was the principal gunpowder formulation behind the historical weapons and uses traced here.

• Phan Đình PhùngRelated: Locally produced ammunition helped the rebels sustain armed resistance despite limited supplies.