Here is the chemical equation for gun powder, in it’s simple form:
2 KNO3 + S + 3 C → K2S + N2 + 3 CO2.
This is the same simplified formula, only balanced:
10 KNO3 + 3 S + 8 C → 2 K2CO3 + 3 K2SO4 + 6 CO2 + 5 N2.
