Question

Why is glycerine used in preparing a mount of onion peel

Answer 1

In temporary mounting glycerin is used for the following reasons...
1. it is a pretty good dehydrating agent
2. Due to its refractive nature it tends to reflect the light better and as a consequence the image is clearer and better under microscope- observation.
3. transparent so image is better
4. easy to slide a cover slip on a glycerin drop
and others

Answer 2

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To observe the cells in an onion peel, we prepare a slide by adding Glycerin as a mounting agent to the onion peel specimen.

Glycerin prevents the drying up of specimen and also helps in getting a clear picture under the microscopic lens.

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