Are gunpowder and black powder the same thing?

Are gunpowder and black powder the same thing, or are there a few nuances between them?Are gunpowder and black powder the same thing?
The original gun powder was black powder.





Black powder is the mixutre of sulfur, carbon, and potassium nitrate. This was the powder used for guns a long time.





In recent history, they replaced potassium nitrate with potassium chlorate because it burns at a much higher temperature, allowing for a more impressive explosion. So, modern gun powder is not black powder.Are gunpowder and black powder the same thing?
Black powder is gunpowder. What you mean to ask is what is the difference between black powder and modern smokeless powder? Black powder is a mixture of 3 substances that one person already said in an answer.





Modern smokeless powder is nitro cellulose. It is nitroglycerin that is combined with something to make it stable.
No they are not. Black powder is one formulation of what we call gunpowder. There are other formulations that work.
depends what you what.

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