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Do apples contain formic acid?

yes, Snow White died because it contains formic acid.


What acid do ants that can sting contain?

Formic acid.


What acid is found in an ant sting?

First of all, Ants do not bite. They sting using the needle at the back of their abdomen.Ant sting usually contain Formic Acid.


Is formic acid an Aldehyde or a Carboxylic acid?

Formic acid is methanoic acid. A carboxylic acid.


Which fruits contains formic acid?

banana is the fruit that formic acid is present


What kind of acid do ants produce?

Ants and some other stinging insects release formic acidwhen they bite. Some plants, such as nettles, also release formic acid when touched.


When ant bites a person which acid is injected into his body?

Mostly formic acid. "Formic" means "ant type". Formic acid was first discovered in ants; that is why they called it formic acid. Actually, the acid doesn't get injected, only squirted into the wound made by the bite. Some ants have stings and inject poison with the sting, but the poison does not usually contain much formic acid, but more dangerous poisons.


Do formic acid form an anhydride?

No, formic acid does not form an anhydride. Anhydrides are formed by the condensation of two carboxylic acid molecules with the loss of a water molecule. Formic acid (HCOOH) is the simplest carboxylic acid and does not contain a reactive group necessary for anhydride formation.


Itching due to insect bite is cause by formic acid?

Formic acid


What is a ant sting acid or alkali?

its acidic, well most of them are. And they use FORMIC ACID


What acid is present in an ant bite?

formic acid


What is the colour of formic acid?

Chemical formula for formic acid is HCOOH. It is an organic acid compound. Formic acid is colorless.