Yes, this is clearly written to be deliberately misleading:
The script names HCl, NH4OH, and NaOH, KMnO4, Al(NO3)2, Ba(NO3)2, Cu(NO3)2, Fe(NO3)3, FeSO4, Pb(NO3)2, Mn(NO3)2, AgNO3, Na2CO3, NaCl, NaI & NaNO3(12) as metal salts to be added to the combustion process.
You are obviously meant to...