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Wasp stings can be treated with:

A

baking soda

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B

vinegar

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C

washing soda

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D

milk of magnesia

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Solution

The correct option is A vinegar
Wasp sting has basic venom. So an acid could be used to treat it.
Vinegar $(C H_{3} C O O H)$ is used to treat the wasp sting.
Hence, option B is correct.

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