Mon Prof Augmenté
Burning Tobacco Makes Smoke
Open to everyone until Tuesday, September 29
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When tobacco burns, it does not turn into one simple gas. It makes smoke that is a mixture of many different chemical substances, and some of them are harmful.
In the picture
- The glowing tip of the cigarette: where the tobacco burns
- The smoke inside the glass box: a mixture of many different substances
- Coloured droplets and dots: some of the separate substances in the smoke
Examples
- The smell of smoke that stays on clothes and hair after standing near someone who smokes.
- A campfire that leaves black soot and ash behind after the wood has burned.
Key takeaways
- Burning tobacco produces smoke, not one pure gas.
- Tobacco smoke holds many different chemical substances, and some of them are harmful.
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