Question

a first aid manual suggests that vinegar should be used to treat wasp sting and baking soda for bee stings (i)what does ts information tell you about the chemical nature of the chemical nature of the wasp stings (ii)if there were no baking soda in the house, what other household substances could you use to treat bee stings?

Answer 1

i) Vinegar should be used to treat wasp sting 

This shows that wasp sting is basic (alkaline), so the vinegar, which is acidic, can neutralize it.

Baking soda is used for bee stings. This shows that bee sting is acidic, so we need an alkaline substance like baking soda to neutralize it.



ii) If there is no baking soda in the house, you can use toothpaste because it is also basic and can neutralize the bee sting

Answer 2

Answer:

we can also use NH4OH

ammonium hydroxide

Explanation: