Nicotine Level In Cigarettes

How to test nicotine level in a cigarette?
Hi, I'm a smoker, and I've been trying to reduce my nicotine intake by switching brands of cigarettes to find the lowest. Problem is I don't know which one is the lower than the other. Are there any ways to conduct a home-test to compare the nicotine level on cigarettes? Maybe using a non-lab, easy-to-use, easy-to-find chemical? Or are there other ways? Any suggestion is highly appreciated.



Thanx.
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Don't know



Having a look a the wiki site, it is a hygroscopic pyrridine.



I reckon you could dissolve it out of tobacco using vodka but then I don't quite know how you would then test levels.



My suggestion:



buy 30 cigarettes of each strength



purchase 1 bottle of vodka - colourless would be preferable



a large number of tumblers



Dissolve 1 cigarette of each strength in a tumbler of vodka and give them all the same amount of time ... say 1 or 2 hours.



(Drink the vodka - the stuff you haven't dissolved cigarettes in.)



Inspect the tumblers to see if noticeable colour change has occurred.



If not, repeat the test with 2 cigarettes in each tumbler.



Drink more vodka.



Go to the shop and buy vodka



Do not drive to the shop



If there is no colour change after 1-2 hours try again with 3 cigarettes in each glass. Dissolve them and inspect for colour change.



... if you haven't gotten the result by the time you reach 7 cigarettes in each glass you won't have enough to go further.



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