Question

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Rahul was playing with his friends. Suddenly, Rahul was stung by a honeybee and was in great
pain. Immediately, his friends call his mother. She applied a coating of toothpaste on the
affected area and then took him to the doctor.
Read the above passage and answer the following questions.
i What could be the reason for this burning pain?
ii. Why did his mother applied toothpaste on the affected area?​

Answer 1

Answer:

honey bee sting have acid because of which rahul have burning sensation

toothpaste on the stung area because it cools the burning sensation

Answer 2

Explanation:

I . The reason behind the pain and burning sensation by sting of honey is the venom which is also known as apitoxin.

Apitoxin is a mixture of enzyme, peptides and formic acid which resulting for pain and burning sensation in a human body

ii . toothpaste neutralizes acidic honeybee venom