At the beginning of the last century potash was the chief alkali, and this was obtained from wood ... chlorate by the electrolysis of potassium chloride solution. The electric current is also used ...

you start with potassium chlorate and sugar.” Potassium chlorate includes one fewer atom of oxygen per molecule than the potassium perchlorate used in black smoke and is an even stronger ...

By the 19th century, it had become customary to use smoke deliberately ... much cleaner fuel mix and a more powerful oxidizer. Potassium chlorate (KClO₃)—even more reactive than perchlorate ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

So they use ... potassium perchlorate, anthracene — a component of coal tar — and sulfur to the burned ballots to create black smoke. And if a new pope has been elected, potassium chlorate ...

We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra ... fuel mix and a more powerful oxidiser. Potassium chlorate (KClO₃) — even more reactive than ...

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 ...

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. The rapid ...