when your mother cut arum leaves , her hand begin to itch why does ts happen
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because the leaves of arum include some poison and it is sticky
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When your mother cut arum leaves, her hand begin to itch because it contains calcium oxalate and it is a water insoluble salt.
When it contact with skin we get an itching sensation because reaction of acid.
The chemical formula of calcium oxalate is CaC2O4 and it is a salt of oxalate.
The colour of calcium oxalate is colourless or white.
It can be by naturally from the plants in the envelope shape crystals are called raphides.
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