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It is most notable in the venom of bee and ant stings
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Do apples contain formic acid?
yes, Snow White died because it contains formic acid.
What is a ant sting acid or alkali?
its acidic, well most of them are. And they use 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.
Is an ant sting acidic or alkaline?
An ants sting is Formic Acid
Why does the formic acid give positive test with Tollens reagent?
The formic acid is special because doesn't contain an alkyl group but only an atom of hydrogen; so resembles to an aldehyde.
What acid do ants that can sting contain?
Formic acid.
Do apples contain formic acid?
yes, Snow White died because it contains 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.
What is a ant sting acid or alkali?
its acidic, well most of them are. And they use FORMIC ACID
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.
Itching due to insect bite is cause by formic acid?
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.
Is an ant sting acidic or alkaline?
An ants sting is Formic Acid
Why does the formic acid give positive test with Tollens reagent?
The formic acid is special because doesn't contain an alkyl group but only an atom of hydrogen; so resembles to an aldehyde.
Is HCHO a formic acid?
No, CH2O is formaldehyde and is not formic acid. HCOOH is formic acid. The key to the answer is that formaldehyde has only one oxygen but formic acid has two in its carboxylate group.
Is formic acid an Aldehyde or a Carboxylic acid?
Formic acid is methanoic acid. A carboxylic acid.
