How come when you burp while drinking soda and exhale the air through your nose, it stings?

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How come when you burp while drinking soda and exhale the air through your nose, it stings?

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Soda is carbonated water. The act of carbonating the water converts some of it into carbonic acid. This acid is what stings your nose when you exhale (tiny amounts of it in the air), or belch in my case!

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