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Does a beetle sting contain acid or alkaline?
A beetle sting contains methanoic acid.
What does a bee sting contain?
A Bee sting contains a acid
Why does acid rain sting?
Because it contains acid which is irritating to the skin.
Is a stinging nettle sting acid?
Formic acid, also known as methanoic acid, but that is not the only active ingredient. Nettle sting also contains seratonin and histamine. There are also traces of oxalic acid and tartaric acid.
Why can you use ammonia to treat a bee sting?
Ammonia is basic and the idea is that it will neutralise the formic acid in the sting
How might you treat a sting from a jellyfish that as acid?
Jellyfish stings are known to be alkali in nature - therefore, treating the affected area with vinegar neutralises the stings.
Why calamine solution is applied on the skin when an ant bites?
Calamine solution contains zinc carbonate and ant's sting contains Formic acid. The reaction between the acid and the base neutralises the effect of the sting.
What is the same about bees ants and nettles?
The biggest thing they have in common is that they all sting, and in each case the sting contains formic acid.
When bees sting why is it so painful?
Because the stinger (barb) contains formic acid.
What other acids to treat abee sting?
A bee sting should not be treated with anything acid since it would not help alleviate the pain or reaction.
Which acid is present in an ant sting?
Formic acid, also known as methanoic acid, but that is not the only active ingredient. Nettle sting also contains seratonin and histamine. There are also traces of oxalic acid and tartaric acid.
Is a bee sting acid or alkiali?
Bee venom is acidic -- it contains formic acid -- but it is quite a complex substance (see the link below) The body's reaction to the sting is not caused so much by the acid, rather by two other substances, melitten and apamine.
