Stewart wants to design a tobacco product that yields the greatest absorption of freebase nicotine through mucous membranes in the mouth. What is an ideal pH for this product?

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Nicotine absorption through mucous membranes is most efficient when the nicotine is in its freebase form, which is more readily absorbed at higher pH levels. A pH of 8.02 would favor the conversion of nicotine to its freebase form, enhancing its absorption through the mucous membranes in the mouth.

Stewart Wants to Design a Tobacco Product That Yields the Greatest