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What chemical is in a onion that makes us cry?
Onions contain a compound called syn-propanethial-S-oxide. When an onion is cut, this compound is released and reacts with the water in our eyes to form sulfuric acid, which irritates the eyes and causes tears.
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.
Which chemical makes an onion pungent?
The chemical that makes onions pungent is called syn-propanethial-S-oxide. When an onion is cut or crushed, enzymes react with sulfur compounds in the onion to produce this compound, which then stimulates our eyes to tear up and gives onions their characteristic smell and taste.
Is looking at onions good for your eyes?
No, onion juice makes your eyes tear up and cry because they don't like the juice. Do not squirt onion juice into your eyes.
If you tear my skin i won't cry but you will?
The answer to this riddle is an onion. When an onion's skin is torn, it releases a chemical irritant that can cause tearing of the eyes.
How much voltage does an onion have?
enough to make your eyes water.
When guine pigs are near onion the close their eyes?
Onions make guinea pigs eyes sting too, just like it makes ours. The guinea pig is simply keeping its eyes from the sting of the onion.
What food makes you cry?
Onion:When we cut onion 2 chemicals like sulfoxides and enzymes to form gas when this gas reach our eye it makes cry now usually to avoid crying we wash the onion then we see crying chemicals if we make next onion we will wear goggles to protect our eyes thus gas do not reach our eyes.
Will cutting a onion by candle light prevent you from crying?
you cry when cutting onions because the chemical from the onion is attracted to moisture, and so as your eyes are full of water the chemical will irritate your eyes and tear ducts. in conclusion, yes candle light MIGHT help as the flame will evaporates the moisture and yet it might NOT help as the flame cant take all of the moisture out of your eyes. Pinecones... aged 13
What onion makes you produce the most tears?
The onion which contains more amount of sulphur in it
Does Onion Soup mix cause redness in the eyes of diabetics?
Fresh onions always make my eyes water when I am peeling them. However, an onion soup mix does not have that affect. The onions are not fresh and there is no reason that your eyes should turn red from opening a package of onion soup mix.
Why you get tear when you cut onion?
A cut onion releases an irritant into the air which irritates our eyes, the body's response in turn is to try to get rid of the irritant through the production of tears. You can try one of two things to have your eyes water less when cutting onions...one is to cut your onion under a stream of water from your tap, the other is to not cut the end of the onion that has the roots on it...this will result in less irritant being released. kutay
