Question

Name the following:

The solution used for storing biological specimen

Answer 1

1. Preservatives are those that may help to storing biological specimen without any damage.
2. In general to store the biological specimen alcohol or aldehydes are used in different forms.
3. Biological specimen can be store by using Formalin solution.
4. Formalin solution contains formaldehyde or methanol in $30-40\%$of water.
5. The chemical formula of Formalin is $\mathbf{\left(}{\mathbf{CH}}_{\mathbf{2}}\mathbf{O}\mathbf{\right)}$
6. In preserve cosmetics, medicines etc.
7. Therefore, the solution used for storing biological specimen is Formalin.