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when ants and nettles (works also on bees) bite or sting you they release formic acid under your skin .This hurts your---------- body doesn't like to be injected with acid. bee stings are also acidic these can be treated by calamine lotion or bicarbonate soda solution which both cancel out the acid.
Wasp stings are alkaline. you can treat it by putting vinegar on it.
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How should bee and wasp stings be treated?
Most stings can be treated at home. A stinger that is stuck in the skin can be scraped off with a blade, fingernail, credit card, or piece of paper (using tweezers may push more venom out of the venom sac and into the wound).
Treat bee stings with an acid or an alkali?
Treat bee stings with an alkali, such as a paste of baking soda and water, to help neutralize the venom and reduce pain and swelling. Avoid using acid-based substances like vinegar, which can further irritate the sting.
How do spiders defened themselves?
by using their poisonous stings
How often can Sophie monk mask be used?
Everyday. I am using it everyday for two hours as after using it i go to school.
Examples of smple present tense using everyday?
I go there everyday.
How do you make a Scooby Doo key chain using stings?
http://www.scoubiguide.co.uk/basic.html has all the scooby's :)
Can factoring using the quadratic formula be apply to everyday life?
If you are in the mathematics field then you might be using it everyday; otherwise... not so much
Where can I download tna wrestler stings entrance music?
AnswerYou are capable of downloading it from YouTube by using youtube to mp3 converter.
What is a true crackhead?
using coke everyday
What is a mixture which the individually substances are not evenly?
In a mixture, the individual substances are not even distributed. You can segregate these substances using physical techniques.
How do you separate colored substances?
Using papers
Uses of neutralisation other than science?
In agriculture, as soils often contain acidic solutions and plants usually grow best when the soil is slightly alkaline.In medicine, as your blood has a pH of 7.3 and medicine injections must be exactly the same pH. If someone blood is changed by one pH they would die.In digestion, as the stomach is acidic, pH 1 or 2. If we wanted to neutralise the acidity we could swallow an alkaline substance such as sodium bicarbonate.To neutralise bee stings, as bee stings are acidic and can be neutralised using an alkali such as bicarbonate of soda, which would calm the irritation.To neutralise wasp stings, as wasp stings are alkaline and can be neutralised using an acid such as vinegar, which would calm the irritation.To neutralise waste from factories, as if this acidic solution is not treated and ends up in the river it could kill fish. Slaked lime is often used to neutralise the solution as it is an alkali.
