Question

Nitesh was playing with his friends in the garden. Suddenly he was stung by a
honeybee and was in great pain. Immediatlely his frience call his mother. She
applied baking soda solution on the affected area. 1+2+2=5
(a) What does bee sting contain?
(b) Why his mother applied baking soda solution and not powdered baking soda?
(c) What values are shown by his friends?​

Answer 1

Answer. 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.