The white smoke is produced by mixing potassium chlorate (a similar compound to potassium perchlorate, used in fireworks and smoke bombs), lactose (the sugar found in cow’s milk), and rosin (a ...

Let's go back to high school chemistry class for a minute. According to the Vatican press office, the black smoke is produced by a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulphur.

How they make the smoke turn black and white? Black smoke is produced by burning ballots with chemicals like potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulfur. White smoke is created by burning ...

How they make the smoke turn black and white? Black smoke is produced by burning ballots with chemicals like potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulfur.

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 ...

If no pope is chosen, the ballots are mixed with cartridges containing potassium perchlorate, anthracene (a component of coal tar) and sulfur to produce black smoke.

Now, they use a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulfur to color the smoke, according to the Vatican. Historically, the election ballots are burned with this mixture, a practice ...

Stoves have been installed in the Sistine Chapel that will generate smoke, marking the progress of the conclave's mission to choose a new pope.

Now, they use a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulfur to color the smoke, according to the Vatican. Historically, the election ballots are burned with this mixture, a practice ...

Now, they use a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulfur to color the smoke, according to the Vatican. Historically, the election ballots are burned with this mixture, a practice ...