Why is glycerine added while making a temporary mount?
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- It avoids the drying of the specimen. Besides, glycerine tends to reflect light due to its refractive nature. As a result of it, image appears clearer under the microscope. Due to these reasons, glycerine is used while preparing temporary mount of leaf peel.
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Glycerine is isotonic to the cell sap. Due to this, cells used for mount will not shrink or swell and can be seen in their natural form. Also, glycerine makes the mounted material moist and prevents it from drying out.
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