Chemistry

When cutting onions what is released in the air that makes a person tear?

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What will happen to a bowl of ice cream left in the sun?
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Reacting an organic acid with a primary alcohol yields which of the following products?
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What word is used to describe crops and foodstuffs grown without chemicals?
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What is the second-most abundant element in the universe, though it is much less common on Earth?
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Which element has the highest boiling point at 5933.2 Kelvin?
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Who is generally credited with discovering the electron?
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Which of these organic molecules would you expect to observe to have the highest boiling point?
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What makes matter expand when it's heated and contract when it's cooled?
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