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Bee venom is acidic, with a pH of between 5.0 and 5.5.
Wasp venom is nearly neutral, with a pH of 6.8 to 6.9.
Nettle sting contains formic acid (also known as methanoic acid), as does the sting of the red ant.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoNo, bee venom is acidic with a pH of 4.5 to 5.5. It contains formic (or methanoic) acid.
However, it is not the acid that does the damage. More significant are the protein peptides melittin, apamin and phospholipase A2.
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Is a wasp sting an acid or an alkali?
acid
Is a wasp sting an acid or a alkali?
acid
Is a wasp sting a base or acid?
A wasp sting is a base because it is alkali.
If a wasp landed on a nettle will the wasp sting the nettle or the nettle sting the wasp?
Probably neither. The stinging hairs on the nettle would not be strong enough to penetrate the wasp's exoskeleton, and the wasp would have no reason to sting the nettle.
What type of acid have wasp sting?
It is an alkali
What is a wasp sting An acid or an alkali?
alkalis** x//**
How is bee and wasp stings related to acid and alkalis?
A bee sting is acidic and a wasp sting is alkaline so that makes them have acid and alkali in them....!
Is a wasp sting alkali or acid?
wasp stings are alkali and can be soothed by vinegar.
Wasp sting acid?
The wasp sting venom is alkaline, and so can be treated with a mild acid like vinegar to reduce the pain. By contrast the bee sting is acidic. An easy way to remember is that the word 'bee' has fewer letters than wasp, and the word 'acid' has fewer letters than alkali.
Are wasp stings acids or alkalis?
A wasp sting is an alkali, hence the fact you put vinegar (acid) onto it to stop it hurting. Bee stings however are acidic.
Is a wasp sting acidic?
the wasp sting is full of venom which is alkaline
Are wasp stings acidic?
A wasp sting is not acidic but a bee sting is. A wasp sting is actually pH 10 alkali so if you had a wasp sting and put some fizzy drink on it, it SHOULD help because fizzy drinks are pH 4 and it should balance it out.
