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which acid is responsible for watering of eyes when we chop onions ​

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Answered by Anonymous
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Sulfenic acid.

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Answered by shashi4476
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while chopping onions, cells inside the onion are broken and the gas that comes out forms sulfenic acid. The acid gets mixed with enzymes and forms a gas called propanethiol S-oxide. When this gas reaches our eyes, it gets mixed with water and forms sulphuric acid.

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