Question

A first aid manual suggests that vinegar should be used to treat wasp sting and baking soda for bee stings. (a) What does this information tell you about the chemical name of the wasp sting? (b) If there were no baking soda in the house, what other house hold substances would you use to treat as stings?

Answer 1

Answer:

a. it tells us that wasp sting is basic in nature and bee sting is acidic in nature

b. then other bases like soaps and detergents maybe used.

Answer 2

1. From the following information we can conclude that wasp sting is basic in nature because we are using vinegar (an acid) to neutralize its effect. Whereas bee sting is acidic in nature because we are using baking soda ( a base) to neutralize it's effect.
2. If there would be no baking soda at home to cure bee sting then we could have use some mild base such as soaps and detergents. To cure wasp sting we could use mild acids such as lemon juice.