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A combination of sulfuric acid, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide.
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What chemical is in a onion that makes us cry?
'propene sulphilin' is the chemical substance present in the onion which makes you to cry when you cut onion.
What is a good name for a science fair project about preventing onions from making you cry?
The no fears of tears expiriment!
Does the element indium cry when its bent?
Yes it gives out a cry or known as "tin cry"
What is a compound word that ends in cry?
Your friday nights
Explain why almost all metals tend to form cation?
Metals lose electrons, gaining a positive charge, thus becoming cations. An easy way to remember which is which is that cats (cations) are happy (positive) and onions(anions) make you cry (negative).
Why do purple onions make us cry?
It's not just purple onions. There is a chemical inside of onions that, when you slice an onion, are released into the air. This causes a slight chemical reaction in your eyes, causing a burning sensation. To combat the burning, your eyes tear, causing you to "cry."
What happens when you chill onions?
You do not "cry" as much when you slice them. Another technique to do this is slicing them in water.
What enzyme is in onions that makes you cry?
allinases
Who found out that cutting onions makes you cry?
some random guy
What in the onion makes it have a strong taste?
Onions have a high acid content and this makes them strong in flavor and makes you cry when cutting them.
How do onions cry?
they don't cry
What type of onions make us cry?
White, yellow, and red onions are much more likely to make us cry than green onions. Onions make us tear up because of a reaction in the vegetable that occurs as we break into it, which causes the release of a chemical called lachrymatory factor, which then irritates our eyes.
Why do we hate onions?
This is because your taste buds may not agree and say this it yummy to your brain. Also, since we must smell to taste, and onions give off a chemical (this is why they make us cry), so maybe your taste sorting part of your mind doesn't agree with this. Do you notice that you cry often when chopping onions. I however enjoy sweet onions. You friend,
Will you not cry if you chew gum while cutting onions?
it is true that if you chew gum while cutting onions you will not cry
What percent of people cry when they cut onions?
i think near about 70% people are cry when they cut onions including me.
What part of a onion makes you cry?
All onions make you cry, because when you cut them, the enzymes inside combine to make a gas that wafts up from the onion. When the gas touches the water in your eyes, it forms sulfuric acid, which is what makes your eyes cry in order to wash the irritant away. You can avoid this by cutting the onion under water, or chilling it.
Can Chuck Norris be invisable?
Chuck Norris (AKA god) Is all around you. Chuck Norris makes onions cry.
