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A popular myth was that the ballots used to vote for a new Pope colored the smoke. White smoke when the ballots agreed , and black smoke when more voting was called for. Ballots are burned after every round of voting.
The lists of what is burned comes from a news release from the Vatican.
Anthracene is a chemical commonly used in smoke screens.
Potassium Perchlorate is commonly used as an oxidizer in fireworks.
Potassium Chlorate is also commonly used as an oxidizer.
What else can I help you with?
What colors of Vatican smoke are there?
Black or white. Black indicates no poe was elected with the current ballot and white indicates a new pope has been chosen.
At The Vatican When a new pope is elected it is announced by a plume of which color smoke?
White
Can unburnt fuel cause white smoke and why?
white smoke is water, black smoke is oil. remember that!
What is the cause of white smoke from the exhaust of a marine diesel engine?
White smoke means water, blue/black smoke means oil, black smoke can also mean the fuel mixture is too rich.
Is white smoke polute more than black smoke?
Generally speaking, white smoke is steam and generally does not pollute at all, whereas black smoke is pure burned ash that has been turned into a gas.
Can you ignore the thick white smoke?
Yes its black smoke you need to be worried about
What cause black smoke white smoke blue smoke in diesel engine?
In a diesel engine, blue smoke is an indication of oil being burned. Black smoke means that there is incomplete combustion of the fuel. White smoke can be seen when raw diesel fuel is not being burned.
Stopping white smoke?
There are 2 different types of smoke,white or black/purple-ish. White smoke indicates a problem with the water. Black/purple-ish indicates an oil problem. In your case with white smoke check the water and on rare occasions changing the air filter helps too.
What causes smoke to come out of engine?
blue smoke is oil. white smoke is water. black smoke is unburnt fuel
Why is smoke always black?
Its not, sometimes its white or grey.
Why is black smoke coming out the exhaust?
It is buring oil this is a wrong answer whe engine burn oil to the exhaust smoke is a heavy white smoke no black
When the Catholic cardinals choose a pope how do they control the color of the smoke?
Chenicals are added to the burning ballots to turn the smoke either black or white. In earler years dry straw was added for white smoke and damp straw for black. This was not always efficient and often gave misleading results. A few years ago the process of using chemicals instead of straw was instituted.
