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Why are tears salty?


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Salt is found in every cell in our bodies. In an adult human there is a total of about a cupful. This makes tears and sweat salty.

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Actually, all the fluids of your body are at least a little bit salty. Salt can be found in every cell in our bodies.

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All of the fluids in our bodies are salty because they all contain salt or sodium chloride. ChaCha again soon!

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Salt helps keep the balance of our bodily functions, it is naturally made. When we expel fluid, tears, sweat, urine - it is salty.

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