What does smoke of cigarettes have?

Answer 1

· tar, a black, sticky substance that contains many poisonous chemical such as: ammonia (found in floor and window cleaner), toluene (found in industrial solvents) and acetone (found in paint stripper and nail polish remover).

· nicotine, the addictive drug in tobacco.

· carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas that reduces the amount of oxygen taken up by a person's red blood cells.

· hydrogen cyanide, the poison used in gas chambers during World War ll.

· metals, including lead, nickel, arsenic (white ant poison) and cadmium (used in car batteries).

· pesticides such as methoprene (found in flea powder). Other chemicals such as benzene (found in petrol) and naphthalene (found in mothballs) are also in tobacco smoke.