A wasp sting is a base because it is alkali.
the wasp sting is full of venom which is alkaline
The base present in a wasp sting is formic acid. Formic acid is a naturally occurring compound found in the venom of some species of wasps, including yellow jackets and fire ants. When a wasp stings, it injects a small amount of formic acid into the victim's skin, which can cause pain, redness, and swelling.
A wasp sting contains formic acid, making it acidic in nature.
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Formic acid.
It is an alkali
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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.
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.
Put vinegar on it to neutralise it because a wasp sting is a base.
A wasp causes a wasp sting