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What do they burn to make the smoke black or white when a new pope is being chosen?
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What colour is the smoke that comes out of the chimney in St Peter's church when a new pope is being chosen?
White smoke means a new Pope has been chosen. Black mean one has not been chosen.
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.
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.
How does the color of the smoke change from black to white when the Pope is chosen?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe smoke is from a small wood burning stove in the Sistine chapel. If the ballets to elect a new pope are incinclusive they are burned with wet straw and the smoke is black, if they are from a successful election of a new pope, they are burned alone and the smoke is white. There is no smoke when a pope dies, it is strictly for the election of a new pope.
What is the name of the white smoke that comes out of the Sistine Chapel when a person has been chosen pope?
White smoke! I know of no special name given to it other than white smoke.
Can unburnt fuel cause white smoke and why?
white smoke is water, black smoke is oil. remember that!
What is the temperature difference between black smoke and white smoke?
The question is not relevant. Either can be a wide range of temperatures. Sometimes "white smoke" is little more than condensate from steam, but it can also be oil vapor smoke, wood smoke or who knows what, depending on what is being burned. Black smoke typically has a high concentration of carbon but other than that the characteristics are similar.
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.
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.
Can you ignore the thick white smoke?
Yes its black smoke you need to be worried about
What are the signals if a pope has been elected or not been elected?
After the a vote is taken the ballots are burned in a stove in the Sistine Chapel and chemicals mixed with them. If the smoke is black, no pope has been elected. If the smoke is white, a new pope has been chosen.
What can cause an engine to put out white smoke through the tailpipe?
head gasket lead Black Smoke is too much Fuel getting into cylinders, BLue Smoke is Oil leaking into cylinders and being burned, White Smoke is Coolant (or water) leaking into cylinders and is being converted to steam that gets blown out the exhaust pipe. TommyTrouble
