Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Methanoic acid
The correct answer is Methanoic acid. - Methanoic acid is present in the ant sting.
- Chemical formula- HCOOH.
- The sting causes a burning sensation.
- Methanoic acid is also known as formic acid.
- A mild base such as baking soda or soap may be applied to neutralize the effect.
- In 1671, the English naturalist John Ray describe the isolation of the active ingredient.
- He collected and distilled a large number of dead ants, and the acid he discovered later became known as formic acid.
- Formic acid is also present in a natural state in stinging nettles.
- Formic acid is a colourless, fuming liquid that is miscible with water. It is produced as a by-product in the manufacture of acetic acid.
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