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Experiment 7 - Cigarette Smoking

This document summarizes a student experiment on the effects of cigarette smoking. The experiment uses a bottle with tubing to simulate inhaling cigarette smoke. A cotton ball placed in the bottle turns from white to yellow as cigarette smoke is pulled through, representing how smoking damages the lungs over time. The conclusion recommends not smoking and quitting for health reasons based on the clear effects shown in the experiment.

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Experiment 7 - Cigarette Smoking

This document summarizes a student experiment on the effects of cigarette smoking. The experiment uses a bottle with tubing to simulate inhaling cigarette smoke. A cotton ball placed in the bottle turns from white to yellow as cigarette smoke is pulled through, representing how smoking damages the lungs over time. The conclusion recommends not smoking and quitting for health reasons based on the clear effects shown in the experiment.

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT


CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY
Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines
Tel No: 63 (33) 3291971 loc 1084
______________________________________________________________________________

Experiment No. 7:
Cigarette Smoking
Group Members’ Name: Ortiaga, Jericho
Naval, Shanon
Cereneche, Ryan Josef
Geonanga, Vince Josef
Genova, Kirk Patrick

Engg 1001 Stub Code: _____________________________________


Date Submitted: _____________________________________

Checked by:
Teacher: Dr. Sheila Mae Pingul–Ong______________
Date: _____________________________________
Rating: _____________________________________
Experiment No. 7: Cigarette Smoking and Air Pollution

OBJECTIVES

1. To determine the effects of cigarette smoking in one’s health.


2. To visualize the effect of cigarette smoking in the body.

THEORY and APLLICATIONS

Cigarette Smoking:
Cigarette smoking is the practice of burning tobacco and ingesting the smoke that is produced.
The smoke may be inhaled, as is done with cigarettes, or simply released from the mouth, as is generally
done with pipes and cigars.

Theory in cigarette smoking:

Lay theories refer to the core assumptions people make regarding the extent to which human
attributes (e.g. personality) are dynamic and changeable or static and fixed. Dweck et al. proposed a
distinction between an incremental theories–the belief that a given characteristic is flexible and can be
cultivated over time–and an entity theory–the belief that a given characteristic is stable over time and not
amenable to efforts for change. In addition to being unrelated to personality traits, lay theories are also
domain specific. For example, a person’s lay theory about the malleability of intelligence may not be the
same as his or her lay theory regarding the stability of personality. Incremental and entity theories were
conceptualized originally to represent two distinct categories, yet they are often measured and more
recently thought to exist on a continuum of beliefs regarding the plasticity of attributes ranging from
entirely changeable to utterly rigid. (Dweck CS et al., 1995)
Cigarettes contain toxic chemicals and tar (particulate matter). Smoking is especially bad for the
respiratory system. When a cigarette is smoked, the lungs are directly exposed to various substances.
There are more than 4,000 chemicals found in cigarette smoke, of which 250 are toxic poisons (50 cause
cancer). Some of the toxins found in tobacco smoke include Ammonia (also found in toilet bowl cleaner),
Arsenic (an ingredient in rat poison), Polonium 210 (nuclear waste), Carbon Monoxide (car exhaust), and
Acetone (used in finger nail polish remover). These can reduce the lungs ability to function and interfere
with body’s ability to protect the lungs against disease. Smoking impairs lung function in several ways:
Smoking damages cilia, bronchioles, and alveoli; contaminated mucus becomes trapped in the lungs,
causing wheezing and shortness of breath. Because of the toxins found in cigarette smoke, smoking
accounts for 90% of all lung cancer cases. ( Jane Gerughty, 2009)

CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF


ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT

Cigarette Smoking Visual Experiment


Ashtray Matches
Cigarette Squeeze bottle with cap (approximately the size of a small water bottle)
Cotton ball Surgical tubing (5/16 x 1/16 Class VI)
Glue

PROCEDURE

Cigarette Smoking Visual Experiment


1. Cut the tubing to a length of 3.5 inches.
2. Cut a hole in the cap of the water bottle that will allow the surgical tubing to be placed through the
cap. The tubing should not leak. Secure the tubing to the cap with some glue.
3. Tear a small piece of the cotton ball (about the size of an aspirin) and place it in the end of the tubing
that will be placed inside the bottle.
4. Put on the tubing securely into the bottle. Again, the cotton piece should be both inside the tube and
the bottle.
5. Observe the color of the filter in the butt end of the cigarette. Place the butt end of the cigarette into
the outside end of the tubing.
6. Light the cigarette. Squeeze the bottle to blow out, and let go, to let the bottle breathe in.
7. Continue squeezing and releasing the bottle until the cigarette is burned down to just before the butt.
8. Carefully extinguish the cigarette by removing the cap, and squashing the burning end into the
ashtray.
9. When the butt has cooled, remove it carefully and look at the cotton piece.

CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF


ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
DIAGRAM

Part A: Cigarette Smoking Visual Experiment

Figure 1. Example of a Cigarette Smoking Visual Experiment Setup

OBSERVATION AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

As I can observe at the experiment done, the cause of cigarette smoking was so clear because the
effect was so obvious, it has caused a white cotton ball to turn into yellowish. The nicotine in a cigarette
was the main reason why it changes the cotton in color. The more you squeeze and release the bottle, the
more nicotine it absorbs, so it simply show that the longer you let the bottle breathe, the more yellowish it
will be.

Post-lab Questions:

Refer to Step 9 in the procedure. Did the cotton change color? What did this represent?

Yes, because the cotton absorbed the nicotine from the cigarette which made it look from white to
yellowish burnt brown. It represents what will happen to human lungs after smoking.

CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF


ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

In this experiment, you should be able to envision the result or outcome of the human lungs when
he/she smokes a cigarette. The yellowish effect was caused by the nicotine, which is probably what will
happen to your lungs. I highly not recommend smoking if you are a non-smoker and to those smokers, I
highly recommend to stop smoking in order for them to stay and have a healthy human respiratory
system.

APPLICATIONS

Smoking has many bad effects to one’s health. The purpose of the experiment is to raise
awareness to both smokers and non-smokers and the cotton used represents the human lungs. The
experiment gives knowledge to everyone.

REFERENCES

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4627589/
https://www.csun.edu/science/activities/pressure/breathing/Smoking%20Bottle.pdf

CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE OF


ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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