Question

Adding acids to cellulose gives gun-cotton from which we can make cordite. Cordite is:

• A. an insect repellant
• B. a bullet propellant
• C. a rocket propellant
• D. an insulator

Answer 1

The correct option is B a bullet propellant

Cordite, a bullet propellant is prepared by a mixture of cellulose and glycerides, combined in the form of paste and pressed out in cords of various diameter and cut to the desired length