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  • Which of the following is used to preserve specimens in the biology laboratory?


  • Options
  • A. Phenol
  • B. Benzaldehyde
  • C. Formaldehyde
  • D. Acetic acid

  • Correct Answer
  • Formaldehyde 

    Explanation

    A 40% solution of Formaldehyde known as Formalin is used in the preservation of biological specimens because of its hardening action on proteins. 


  • Chemistry problems


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    • 1. A mixture of ethyl alcohol and water can be seperated by

    • Options
    • A. evaporation
    • B. sublimation
    • C. using a seperating funnel
    • D. fractional distillation
    • Discuss
    • 2. "If a system A is in thermal equilibrium with B and B is in thermal equilibrium with C, then A and C are in equilibrium with each other". This is a statement of

    • Options
    • A. Cyclic rute
    • B. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
    • C. First law of thermodynamics
    • D. Second law of thermodynamics
    • Discuss
    • 3. A mixture of sand and naphthalene can be seperated by __________

    • Options
    • A. Fractional distillation
    • B. Sublimation
    • C. Chromatography
    • D. Any of them
    • Discuss
    • 4. Dust particles in the air of large industrial cities are removed by

    • Options
    • A. Sedimentation
    • B. Electrophoresis
    • C. Tyndall effect
    • D. Brownian movement
    • Discuss
    • 5. Stainless steel contains steel and

    • Options
    • A. manganese
    • B. vanadium
    • C. nickel
    • D. chromium
    • Discuss
    • 6. Discovery of the nucleus of an atom was due to the experiment carried out by

    • Options
    • A. Bohr
    • B. Rutherford
    • C. Moseley
    • D. Thomson
    • Discuss
    • 7. Neutrino has

    • Options
    • A. charge +1, mass 1
    • B. charge 0, mas 0
    • C. charge -1,mass 1
    • D. charge 0, mass 1
    • Discuss
    • 8. The atoms of the elements having same mass number but different atomic number are called

    • Options
    • A. Isotopes
    • B. Isobars
    • C. Isotones
    • D. Isomers
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which statement best describes electrons?

    • Options
    • A. Electrons orbit around the nucleus
    • B. Electrons are composed of protons and neutrons
    • C. Electrons reside in the nucleus
    • D. Electrons have a positive charge
    • Discuss
    • 10. What is the heaviest noble gas?

    • Options
    • A. krypton
    • B. radon
    • C. helium
    • D. xenon
    • Discuss


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