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.

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.

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

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 ...

For white smoke, a cartridge of potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin is burned with the ballots. Bells also are rung to signal the election of a pope, for further clarity. The new pope ...

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 ...

For black smoke, the Vatican uses a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulphur. The white smoke used to signal ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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