In a list provided by the American Lung Association on their website, here are some more examples of just a few chemicals that are added to cigarettes: acetone which is found in nail polish remover, arsenic which is used in rat poison, benzene which is found in rubber cement, butane which is used in lighter fluid, cadmium which is an active component in battery acid, lead which is used in batteries, methanol which is a main component in rocket fuel, nicotine which is used as an insecticide, tar which is a material for paving roads and toluene which is used to manufacture paint
In reality, yes, but not as much as many people think
And in Switzerland, a cigarette niche brand called Heimat has already been using paper-based filters for several years
This is an interesting question
If nicotine is present as a vapor, some of it can adsorb onto the carbon surface, especially if the smoke stays in contact with the carbon longer