Why does chopping onions make your eyes water?




I am not the smell. The knife breaks open the onion's cells, letting out enzymes that react with other substances from the broken cells. A gas is formed mild sulfuric acid The front of the eye cornea has many sensitive nerve endings. They detect the irritation and alert the brain. The brain tells the tear ducts  (lachrymal glands ) to produce more water to clean the eyes.

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