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Chemistry of Cigarettes
By Alex Edgeworth
What do these have in common?
 Gas chamber  Cigarette
http://furtherglory.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/how-many-
of-the-nazi-gas-chambers-are-still-in-existence/
http://www.iconarchive.com/tag/cigarette
Hydrogen Cyanide
 Lethal chemical in cigarette smoke
 Causes mucus to accumulate in lungs, resulting in chronic bronchitis
(Holzman, p.4)
 Gas chamber poison (Chemicals in Cigarettes, p.1)
What do these have in common?
 Car exhaust fumes  Cigarette smoke
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608000136112311
397&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0
http://www.switched.com/2008/03/13/ciga
rette-smoke-causes-wii-to-malfunction/
Carbon Monoxide
 Lethal chemical fumes emitted from car exhausts (Chemicals in Cigarettes,
p.1)
 Poisons the blood
 Each hemoglobin molecule has four oxygen-binding sites. CO occupies them
with over 200 times more strength than oxygen (Holzman, p.4)
What do these have in common?
 Pesticide  Cigarette
http://freefromharm.org/agriculture-environment/why-
would-we-want-to-have-an-infamous-pro-pesticide-
lobbiest-as-our-countrys-agricultural-trade-negotiator/
http://nativemothering.com/2011/04
/breastfeeding-and-cigarette-
smoking/
Nicotine
 Used in pesticides to kill insects
 Most well-known chemical in tobacco
 Imposter neurotransmitter
 Creates feelings of alertness, relaxation, and cravings for more nicotine
(Nicotine Patches, p.15)
Works Cited
"Chemicals in Cigarettes." New York State Smokers' Quitline. NY State Department of Health
Tobacco Control Program, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.nysmokefree.com/subpage.aspx?p=40&p1=4020>.
"Cigarette Ingredients." Tri-County Cessation Center. Tri-County Cessation Center, n.d. Web.
13 Apr. 2014. <http://www.tricountycessation.org/tobaccofacts/Cigarette-
Ingredients.html>.
Crocker, Wendy E M. "Toxic Elements in Cigarette Smoke." Royal Society of Chemistry. Royal
Society of Chemistry, 25 Nov. 2005. Web. 13 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.rsc.org/publishing/chemscience/volume/2005/12/toxic_smoke.asp>.
Holzman, David. "Smoking." Chemmatters 15 Oct. 1992: 4-6. Print.
"Nicotine Patches." Chemmatters 15 Oct. 1992: 15. Print.

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Chemistry of cigarettes

  • 1. Chemistry of Cigarettes By Alex Edgeworth
  • 2. What do these have in common?  Gas chamber  Cigarette http://furtherglory.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/how-many- of-the-nazi-gas-chambers-are-still-in-existence/ http://www.iconarchive.com/tag/cigarette
  • 3. Hydrogen Cyanide  Lethal chemical in cigarette smoke  Causes mucus to accumulate in lungs, resulting in chronic bronchitis (Holzman, p.4)  Gas chamber poison (Chemicals in Cigarettes, p.1)
  • 4. What do these have in common?  Car exhaust fumes  Cigarette smoke http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=HN.608000136112311 397&w=300&h=300&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0 http://www.switched.com/2008/03/13/ciga rette-smoke-causes-wii-to-malfunction/
  • 5. Carbon Monoxide  Lethal chemical fumes emitted from car exhausts (Chemicals in Cigarettes, p.1)  Poisons the blood  Each hemoglobin molecule has four oxygen-binding sites. CO occupies them with over 200 times more strength than oxygen (Holzman, p.4)
  • 6. What do these have in common?  Pesticide  Cigarette http://freefromharm.org/agriculture-environment/why- would-we-want-to-have-an-infamous-pro-pesticide- lobbiest-as-our-countrys-agricultural-trade-negotiator/ http://nativemothering.com/2011/04 /breastfeeding-and-cigarette- smoking/
  • 7. Nicotine  Used in pesticides to kill insects  Most well-known chemical in tobacco  Imposter neurotransmitter  Creates feelings of alertness, relaxation, and cravings for more nicotine (Nicotine Patches, p.15)
  • 8. Works Cited "Chemicals in Cigarettes." New York State Smokers' Quitline. NY State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2014. <http://www.nysmokefree.com/subpage.aspx?p=40&p1=4020>. "Cigarette Ingredients." Tri-County Cessation Center. Tri-County Cessation Center, n.d. Web. 13 Apr. 2014. <http://www.tricountycessation.org/tobaccofacts/Cigarette- Ingredients.html>. Crocker, Wendy E M. "Toxic Elements in Cigarette Smoke." Royal Society of Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry, 25 Nov. 2005. Web. 13 Apr. 2014. <http://www.rsc.org/publishing/chemscience/volume/2005/12/toxic_smoke.asp>. Holzman, David. "Smoking." Chemmatters 15 Oct. 1992: 4-6. Print. "Nicotine Patches." Chemmatters 15 Oct. 1992: 15. Print.