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?

The white smoke was produced using potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin. The once-mysterious recipe for the smoke was unveiled in 2013, The New York Times reported then.

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?

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

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 ...

What does the white and black smoke mean during the conclave? There are multiple voting rounds during a papal conclave. A pope is elected when a candidate receives a two-thirds majority of the votes.

White smoke, the chemical combination of potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin, means it’s go time.) And go, go, go did everyone have to… go. Reporters scrambled and Romans ran.

The white smoke includes potassium chlorate, pine rosin, and milk sugar, the last of which serves as an easily ignitable fuel. The black smoke is made with potassium perchlorate and anthracene ...

What does the white and black smoke mean during the conclave? There are multiple voting rounds during a papal conclave. A pope is elected when a candidate receives a two-thirds majority of the votes.

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