How many toxic chemicals are in 1 cigarette?

Answer 1

In the pack, there are (per tobacco industry report) 599 chemicals. When the cigarette burns, however, chemical reactions occur and many other chemicals are created--hence the 4000 chemicals in cigarette smoke figure.

Answer 2

There are about 4000 different types of chemicals, at least 43 to be cancer causing.

This is a list of 142 additives in cigarettes:

• 1 3-Butanediol
• 1-Arginine
• 1-Asparagine Monohydrate
• 1-Aspartic Acid
• 1-Butanol
• 1-Carvone
• 1-Cysteine
• 2 3-Butanedione
• 2-Acetyl-3- Ethylpyrazine
• 2-Acetyl-5-Methylfuran
• 2-Acetylpyridine
• 2-Acetylthiazole
• 2-Butanone
• 3-Acetylpyridine
• 3-Butylidenephthalide
• 4 2-Butenylidene -3 5 5-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexen-1-One
• 4-Carvomenthenol
• 6-Acetoxydihydrotheaspirane
• Acetanisole
• Acetic Acid
• Acetoin
• Acetophenone
• Acetylpyrazine
• Aconitic Acid
• Alfalfa Extract
• Allspice Extract Oleoresin and Oil
• Allyl Hexanoate
• Allyl Ionone
• Almond Bitter Oil
• alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde
• Ambergris Tincture
• Ammonia
• Ammonium Bicarbonate
• Ammonium Hydroxide
• Ammonium Phosphate Dibasic
• Ammonium Sulfide
• Amyl Alcohol
• Amyl Butyrate
• Amyl Formate
• Amyl Octanoate
• Amyris Oil
• Angelica Root Extract Oil and Seed Oil
• Anise
• Anise Star Extract and Oils
• Anisyl Acetate
• Anisyl Alcohol
• Anisyl Formate
• Anisyl Phenylacetate
• Apple Juice Concentrate Extract and Skins
• Apricot Extract and Juice Concentrate
• Asafetida Fluid Extract And Oil
• Ascorbic Acid
• Balsam Peru and Oil
• Basil Oil
• Bay Leaf Oil and Sweet Oil
• Beeswax White
• Beet Juice Concentrate
• Benzaldehyde
• Benzaldehyde Glyceryl Acetal
• Benzoic Acid Benzoin
• Benzoin Resin
• Benzophenone
• Benzyl Alcohol
• Benzyl Benzoate
• Benzyl Butyrate
• Benzyl Cinnamate
• Benzyl Propionate
• Benzyl Salicylate
• Bergamot Oil
• beta-Carotene
• beta-Caryophyllene
• beta-Caryophyllene Oxide
• Bisabolene
• Black Currant Buds Absolute
• Borneol
• Bornyl Acetate
• Buchu Leaf Oil
• Butter Butter Esters and Butter Oil
• Butyl Acetate
• Butyl Butyrate
• Butyl Butyryl Lactate
• Butyl Isovalerate
• Butyl Phenylacetate
• Butyl Undecylenate
• Butyric Acid
• Cadinene
• Caffeine
• Calcium Carbonate
• Camphene
• Cananga Oil
• Capsicum Oleoresin
• Caramel Color
• Caraway Oil
• Carbon Dioxide
• Cardamom Oleoresin Extract Seed Oil and Powder
• Carob Bean and Extract
• Carrot Oil
• Carvacrol
• Cascarilla Oil and Bark Extract
• Cassia Bark Oil
• Cassie Absolute and Oil
• Castoreum Extract Tincture and Absolute
• Cedar Leaf Oil
• Cedarwood Oil Terpenes and Virginiana
• Cedrol
• Celery Seed Extract Solid Oil And Oleoresin
• Cellulose Fiber
• Chamomile Flower Oil And Extract
• Chicory Extract
• Chocolate
• Cinnamaldehyde
• Cinnamic Acid
• Cinnamon Leaf Oil Bark Oil and Extract
• Cinnamyl Acetate
• Cinnamyl Alcohol
• Cinnamyl Cinnamate
• Cinnamyl Isovalerate
• Cinnamyl Propionate
• Citral
• Citric Acid
• Citronella Oil
• Citronellyl Butyrate
• Civet Absolute
• Clary Oil
• Clover Tops Red Solid Extract
• Cocoa
• Cocoa Shells Extract Distillate And Powder
• Coconut Oil
• Coffee
• Cognac White and Green Oil
• Copaiba Oil
• Coriander Extract and Oil
• Corn Oil
• Corn Silk
• Costus Root Oil
• Cubeb Oil
• Cuminaldehyde
• dl-Alanine
• dl-Citronellol
• itronellyl Isobutyrate
• para-Cymene
• trans-Anethole

Answer 3

There are 4,800 chemicals that can be in cigarettes and at least 69 of them cause cancer, in addition to nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide.

Answer 4

There are about thousands chemicals in the cigarette smoke.

Answer 5

There are 4,000 chemicals. The most harmful are tar and carbon monoxide.

Answer 6

More than 1,000.

Answer 7

What does the world carcinogenic mean

Answer 8

400