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Would vinegar make a bee sting more painful?
Vinegar would probably have no effect on a bee sting.
What household substance would nuetralise a bee sting?
Vinegar
What would household acid or alkaline would south your wasp sting?
Vinegar
How a vinegar is use to treat a wasp sting?
A wasp sting is alkali, so if you put an alkali on it, it would not work. To neutralise the sting, you would have to use something acidic, like vinegar, also known as acetic acid. If you want to know more, then I can tell you about bee stings. Bee stings are acidic, so you shouldn't put something acidic on it. Try something alkali, like baking soda, or ammonia. That should help to neutralise the bee sting. Hope that helps x
What would be the best substance to rub on a wasp sting?
Recovring from wasp stings is simple. You have to put on vinegar.
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.
What are some bee fact?
They make great honey and without them there will be no flowers. When they sting their abdomen is torn with the sting so when they sting something they die. Without bees pollination would not happen and the human race would be wiped out.
What would happen when sodium react with vinegar?
it produces sodium ethanoate
Would vinegar neutralize a bees sting?
No. Firstly, both the venom and vinegar are acidic; secondly nothing applied to the surface of the skin can neutralize the venom which has been injected into the tissues under the surface.
What would happen if you mix sand in a solution of vinegar and water?
The sand would settle to the bottom. water would be in a layer above. vinegar would be at the top.
Why can you use toothpaste to treat a bee sting?
Never heard of that. BUT for bees stings use bi carbonate of soda and for wasp stings use vinegar. Because bee stings are acid and the bicarbonate neutralizes it and wasp stings are alkaline so the acid neutralizes it.
What would you use if you got stung by a jellyfish and why?
The best thing to use is vinegar. The chemicals in it react with the sting. Wet sand also works.
