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Which chemical is injected into the skin of a person:

(a) during an ant's sting? How can the effect of these stings be neutralised?

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When an ant stings a person, it injects ‘methanoic acid or formic acid’ into the skin of a person causing burning pain.

Being acidic, an ant's sting can be neutralised by rubbing a mild base like baking soda on the affected area of the skin.

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