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Ethanol is used in the preparation of tincture iodine.Why?
Ethanol is used in the preparation of tincture iodine.Why?
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Tincture iodine: It is a disinfectant. In this ethanol solvent is used because the cell membrane of microorganism is made up of lipids and ethanol is the solvent which can dissolve lipids of cell membrane and micro-organisms get destroyed.
Tincture iodine: It is a disinfectant. In this ethanol solvent is used because the cell membrane of microorganism is made up of lipids and ethanol is the solvent which can dissolve lipids of cell membrane and micro-organisms get destroyed.
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