Chitsulo chopanda dzimbiri chimatha kukana makutiza mpweya, ndiye kuti, dzimbiri, komanso amathanso kukana kuwononga chimbudzi chocheperako okhala ndi asidi, alkali, ndi mchere, kutsutsana. Komabe, kuchuluka kwa chipolopolo kumasiyanasiyana ndi kapangidwe ka mankhwala a chitsulo chokha chokha, mkhalidwe wina ndi mnzake, mikhalidwe yogwiritsidwa ntchito, ndi mtundu wa sing'anga ya chilengedwe.