Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

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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. If there is a winner ...

After more than three hours of intense seclusion, black smoke puffed out from the chapel’s chimney — signaling that the cardinals had not reached a decision during the first round of voting.

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