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Toothpaste reduces the pain and swelling of a bee sting (because toothpaste is a base and the bee sting is acidic) Toothpaste doesn't help wasp stings because wasp stings and toothpaste are alkali. (However vinegar works well on wasp stings because vinegar is acidic)
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Is a wasp sting acidic?
the wasp sting is full of venom which is alkaline
Do sweat bees bite?
Yep they do it stings a little but not like a bee or wasp.
Does the queen bee die after she stings?
Yes, a bee does die, where as a wasp doesn't.
Stinging insect looks like a bee but it has no hair?
A male bee is a drone, and it doesn't have a sting. All other bees are female, and they do have stings.
What 3 ways can neutralization be used?
nuetraliation is used on teeth and stings and small experiments in class stings like: neetles bee and wasp, and jellyfish. An acid to put on them is vinegar. and teeth people use toothpaste which already has alkalines and acids in it .
Can you give 3 examples of neutralisation in the home?
if you put vinegar on wasp stings it will help because wasp stings have alkali in it and vinegar is a weak acid but bee stings are different they are acidic so if you put toothpaste on it it will help (try not to get bee stings mixed up with wasp stings because it will hurt even more if you put toothpaste on wasp stings or vinegar on bee stings)
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 is the importance of biology at home?
to know how to cure bee and wasp stings and stuff
What are wasp and bee stings?
The self-defensive sinking of a stinger, with the resulting death of the bee, not the wasp, into skin defines a bee or a wasp sting.
What is in bee and wasp stings?
Formic acid.
Is a wasp sting acidic?
the wasp sting is full of venom which is alkaline
What are some examples of neutralization?
Bee stings and toothpaste
Which word names an insect that flies and stings?
bee or wasp
If a wasp would die if it stung a man?
No, a wasp doesn't die if it stings but a honey bee does.
Do acids help bee stings or wasp stings better?
No. Bee venom is acidic anyway, and wasp venom is chemically neutral, so in neither case will any form of acid help.
What are 5 every day neutralisations?
When you get stung by a wasp, when you get stung by a bee, when a stinging nettle stings you you can use dockleaves, toothpaste when your cleaning your teeth and i dont know about the 5th one!
What pH is best to neutralise bee and wasp stings?
alkili is the best
