Nicotine

=Nicotine=



Nicotine Powder

Formula-C10H14N2 Molar mass-162.26g/mol __http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine__

Common use- Cigarettes __nicotine__

HIstory- Nicotine is named after the plant nicotiana tabacum. Tobacco was named after a french ambassador who sent tobacco seeds from Brazil to Paris. He sent them to serve as medicine. Nicotine was first isolated from tobacco plants in 1882 by german chemists Posselt and Reimann. They thought the nicotine was a poison. Melting Point- -79 degrees Celsius Boiling Point-249 degrees Celsius

Density- 101g/cm³

Nicotine is very addictive. Thats why people become addicted to cigarettes and can not stop because they feel like they need the nicotine.

Nicotine is found in tobacco. It is abstracted out of the tobacco and controlled that way. __http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nicotine-dependence/DS00307__

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 * Formula || C10H14N2 ||
 * Molecular Weight || 162,234 g.mol-1 ||
 * Melting point || -7,9 ° C ||
 * Boiling point || 247 ° C ||
 * Rotatory index (S) ||  a D = -168 at 20° C  ||
 * Density || d=1,010 ||
 * Refractive index || n=1,530 ||
 * Comments || Pale yellow to dark brown liquid with a slight, fishy odor when warm.