Chemistry, asked by shreya498579, 8 months ago

20.Nitesh was playing with his friends in the garden. Suddenly, Nitesh was stung by a honeybee and was in great pain. Immediately, his friends call his mother. She applied baking soda solution on the affected area and then took him to the doctor.
Read the above passage and answer the following questions:
(a) What could be the reason for this burning pain?
(b) Why did his mother applied baking soda solution on the affected area?

Answers

Answered by zeenatprvn14
81

Answer:

(a) The reason of the burning pain was the formic acid ejected by honeybee.

(b) Mother applied baking soda because baking soda is a base and it neutralises the ejected formic acid.

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Answered by asinikandula
19

Answer:

(a) The reason for this burning pain is honeybee sting which was very painful as it releases an acid.

(b) As baking soda is a base it neutralises the acidic effect in the sting.

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