Question

List two non-metal used in crackers.

Answer 1

Non-metal:

• A nonmetal is known as a chemical element that mostly lacks metallic attributes.
• The elements having the tendency to accept electrons are mostly known as non-metals.

Non-metal used in crackers:

• The main non-metals used in crackers are : Sulphur and Phosphorus.
• The gunpowder mainly consists of $75\%$ of the Potassium Nitrate, $15\%$ of the charcoal, and $10\%$ of Sulfur.
• Phosphorus burns very quickly in the air and hence results in creating glowing in the darkness.
• Whereas, Potassium is mostly used for the oxidation of Fireworks.

Hence, the list of the two non-metals used in crackers are: Sulphur and Phosphorus.