For white smoke, the Vatican says it used to use wet straw, but to make it a more pure color, instead of a confusing grey, they use potassium chlorate, lactose and a tree or bush resin called ...

It’s probably the most-watched smoke in the world: The billows of exhaust unfurl before the watchful eyes of thousands every conclave — the only communication allowed from the cardinals locked ...

And if a new pope has been elected, potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin would be added to produce white smoke. Has a pope ever been elected on the first ballot? It is possible for a ...

anthracene, and sulfur. White smoke is created by burning ballots with a mixture of potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin.

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 ...

Meanwhile, white smoke announces that a new Pope has been elected. This is often accompanied by the exclamation "habemus papam!" The eagerly awaited white smoke results from burning a mixture of ...

Potassium chlorate (KClO₃) — even more reactive than perchlorate — ensures a hot, vigorous burn. Lactose acts as the fuel, burning quickly and cleanly into water vapour and carbon dioxide.

Instead the 2013 recipe calls for potassium chlorate, the common sugar lactose and a type of pine resin sometimes known as Greek pitch. The first two ingredients are a common pair, Steinberg says ...

The BBC reported that black smoke is created by a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulphur, while white smoke is created with potassium chlorate, lactose and rosin.

while potassium chlorate, lactose and pine rosin is used to make it white. The newer stove is activated electronically but the Vatican says it has been tested and it is prepared for last-minute ...

Instead the 2013 recipe calls for potassium chlorate, the common sugar lactose and a type of pine resin sometimes known as Greek pitch. The first two ingredients are a common pair, Steinberg says ...

White smoke is created with potassium chlorate, lactose (milk sugar), and rosin, the sticky tree resin often used on violin bows. These recipes essentially form smoke bombs, a familiar tool in ...