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a bee sting is a strong acid.

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Which acid present in honey bee sting?

formic acid


Which acid is injected into your body by a bee-sting that causes pain?

Formic acid is injected into the skin by a bee sting, causing the pain and inflammation associated with the sting.


What acid is injected into our body by a bee sting that cause pain?

The bee sting venom is a complex mixture of proteins etc. and is not acid.


Why does rubbing an alkaline on to a bee sting work?

because the bee sting has acid and alkalis react


Why do you put milk on bee stings?

You put milk on a bee sting because a bee sting is full of acid and by putting an alkali solution on the sting it neutralises the sting (balances it out) so the sting doesnt hurt.


How do you cure of a pH bee sting?

You place an acid onto the wound to neutralise the alkaline bee sting.


What is the acid called from a bee sting?

The main acid in bee venom is formic acid, although there are traces of others.


What pH will neutralise a bee sting?

The pH scale of a bee sting is 3.5, so if you get stung by a bee, putting toothpaste on the bee sting should help because the bee sting is weak acid but toothpaste is week alkali so it should balance it out.


Is a bee sting acid or alikai?

A bee sting is acidic. Honey bee venom is slightly acidic and can cause pain, swelling, and redness when injected into the skin.


Are wasp stings acidic?

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.


Do bees have acid or alkali's?

A bee's sting is mostly Formic Acid.


Why it is not good to use sodium hydroxide to neutralise the acid in a bee sting?

Maybe it is, or maybe it isn't. It depends on a lot, such as the age of the Alkaline, or your blood type, or how your skin reacts to Acids and Alkalies. It also depends on the acid your NAOH (Sodium Hydroxide), is neutralizing with, in this case, a bee sting, HCO2H, (Methanoic acid, or Formic acid). The Bee`s acid has a pH(acidity) of 2.3. The Sodium Hydroxide has a pH(Alkalinity) of 14. Therefore the Sodium Hydroxide is stronger than the Methonoic Acid, and may result not only neutralizing an acid, but leaving behind severe burns and toxins in the skin.