What is the chemical formula for nitrocellulose?



Answer:
2HNO3+ C6H10O5 → C6H8(NO2)2O5 + 2H2O
Nitrocellulose (also: cellulose nitrate, flash paper) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through, for example, exposure to nitric acid or another powerful nitrating agent. When used as a propellant or low-order explosive, it is also known as guncotton.
The exact chemical formula is that of a polymer and is shown in the following link:

ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nitrocellul...

but it is based on the nitration reaction of cellulose with nitric acid to yield cellulose nitrate:

2HNO3 + C6H10O5 ---> C6H8(NO2)2O5 + 2H2O
C12H17(ONO2)3O7～C12H14(ONO2)6O...

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