Cov hmoov dub yog qhov tshwj xeeb muaj peev xwm ntawm qhov hluav taws kub hauv lub tshuab nqus tsev, ywj siab ntawm atmospheric oxygen.
Muaj ntau cov poov tshuaj nitrate, Nws decomposition liberates oxygen, uas ces vigorously reacts nrog embedded charcoal thiab sulfur. Cov tshuaj tiv thaiv khaus no ua rau muaj cua sov loj, nitrogen gas, thiab carbon dioxide, ua kom pom cov hmoov muaj zog exothermic zog.