Question

Instead of water we use glycerine as a mounting medium

Answer 1

Instead of water, we use glycerine as a mounting medium. Why?

• Glycerine is better mounting medium than H2O because it does not evaporate and also keeps the plant or animal material wet whereas H20 gets evaporate easily and the plant or animal material dry very soon.

Answer 2

Answer:

Glycerin, also known as glycerol is used as a mounting agent. It is used instead of water because glycerine is a good medium that keeps the specimen, the slide, and the coverslip held together. It is a good dehydrating agent and prevents the formation of bubbles.