Potassium chlorate includes one fewer atom of oxygen per molecule than the potassium perchlorate used in black smoke and is an even stronger oxidizer—so strong it’s dangerous to use with ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...

The white smoke used to signal that a Pope has been chosen is created from potassium chlorate, lactose, and a type of conifer resin called rosin. In essence, the Vatican uses oxidisers (potassium ...

Potassium chlorate includes one fewer atom of oxygen per molecule than the potassium perchlorate used in black smoke and is an even stronger oxidizer—so strong it’s dangerous to use with ...

The white smoke used to signal that a Pope has been chosen is created from potassium chlorate, lactose, and a type of conifer resin called rosin. In essence, the Vatican uses oxidisers (potassium ...

The ballots are burned with three substances to make the smoke white. One is potassium chlorate, which is a white solid used in mouthwashes and fireworks. Then there is lactose, the type of sugar ...

So they use one of the oldest methods of long-distance ... And if a new pope has been elected, potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin would be added to produce white smoke.

The conclave used a combination of potassium chlorate, lactose, and chloroform resin to create the white smoke. Once a candidate has received two-thirds of the cardinals' votes, the senior ...

sulphur and anthracene — found in coal tar — is used to turn the smoke black, while potassium chlorate, lactose and pine rosin is used to make it white. The newer stove is activated ...

FILE - Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to ...

So they use one of the oldest methods of long-distance ... And if a new pope has been elected, potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin would be added to produce white smoke.