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Smoking & How to Quit
Smoking & How to Quit

What's in a Cigarette?

Matching quiz

Find out what you ingest when you smoke, or when you are exposed to secondhand smoke.

Enter the letter next to the definition in the box next to the substance name. Click the 'submit' button to see your results.

Quiz - Substances You Ingest When You Smoke Cigarettes
Definition Your Answer Substance
a.) Acetone
b.) Ammonia
c.) Benzene
d.) Carbon monoxide
e.) Cyanide
f.) Formaldehyde
g.) Hydrogen cyanide
h.) Lead
i.) Nicotine
j.) Tar
k.) Vinyl chloride

Content last updated September 10, 2008.

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