Question

chemistry behind ammunition

Answer 1

Ammunition work through the following mechanism:
-use of a chemically explosive propellant that is used to provide the projectile energy necessary to propel the bullet or missile.
-The propellant is a chemical compound or mixture that when ignited produces heat and large amounts of gas that is responsible for pushing the bullet from its back as it is released.
-Bullets and missiles are usually filled up to almost three quarter volume with these propellant materials. When the trigger of an ammunition is pulled, the propellant inside the bullet is ignited and as the propellant burns it produces the projectile force, through the gas produced, to propel the bullet or missile in the air.