Why Calamine solution is applied to the skin when an ant bites?

• When an ant bites, the liquid that it injects which causes the skin to burn is Methanoic Acid.

• The substance used to treat it is Calamine solution or moist Baking Soda.

• Calamine solution (contains Zinc Carbonate) is basic in nature and hence neutralizes the Methanoic acid. 

• It turns Red Litmus to Blue as it is basic in nature.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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