Hiki i ka pauka ʻeleʻele ke hoʻā ʻia i loko o kahi hakahaka, kūʻokoʻa i ka oxygen ea.
Nui i ka potassium nitrate, ʻO kona decomposition e hoʻokuʻu i ka oxygen, a laila hana ikaika me ka lanahu a me ka sulfur. Hoʻopuka kēia hopena ikaika i ka wela nui, kinoea kinoea, a me carbon dioxide, e hōʻike ana i nā waiwai exothermic ikaika o ka pauda.