A first-aid manual suggests that vinegar should be used to treat wasp stings and baking soda for bee stings.

What does this information tell you about the chemical nature of:


(a) wasp stings?


(b) bee stings?

(a)Wasp sting is alkaline in nature. Hence its effect can be neutralized by vinegar(acetic acid), which is acidic in nature.

(b) Baking soda/ sodium hydrogen carbonate is alkaline in nature and it will neutralize the effect of methanoic acid present in bee sting.


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