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How did methyl violet methyl blue and methylene blue come to be called this name?
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The "methyl" and "methylene" come from their chemical structures. Something that has "methyl" in its name contains a methyl group - CH3. A common chemical like this is methyl alcohol - CH3OH. The methylene group is CH2.
The blue and violet? That's what color they are.
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What are the Absorption spectrum of methylene blue and methyl orange?
Absorption spectrum of methylene blue 665 nm
What does a simple stain of bacillus megaterium look like under a microscope?
Simple or gram? Simple uses methylene blue, gram uses crystal violet
How does methylene blue affect the paramecium?
The methylene blue will make the paramecium very horny and secrete sperm.
Can dyes or other methylene blue be used for direct staining?
Crystal violet, basic fuchsin, and safranin are all dyes which can be used in direct staining because they are cationic which means that they are positively charged. These dyes which are positively charged will react to the bacterial cell wall because the cell wall is negatively charged resulting in a basic stain.
Is methylene blue a chromophore?
Nope - methylene blue is a stain. You need liquid indicator like phenolphthalein that responds to pH changes.
Why is methylene blue necessary?
Methylene blue is helpful to observe cells through a violet-blue color, making organelles, as well as the cell, easier to identify.
What colour does methyl VIOLET change into when put with acid?
Blue.
Name three basic stains?
methylene blue crystal violet carbol fuchsin
How does column chromatography separate a mixture of methylene blue and methyl orange?
Methylene blue and methyl orange will have different binding affinities with the column material, and thus one will pass through the column more slowly than the other. This will result in one of the compounds being eluted from he column before the other. The one with the weakest binding to the column will be eluted first.
What are the Absorption spectrum of methylene blue and methyl orange?
Absorption spectrum of methylene blue 665 nm
How do you a prepare methyl red indicator?
To prepare methylene blue indicator mix together some methylene blue with a naproxen solution. Then dilute with distilled water. If you would like your mixture to have a deeper blue color then add some juice from boiled cabbage.
What is the behavior of methylene blue towards the animal charcoal?
i think the methylene blue will be make aqua blue because the charcoal will penerate the color of methylene blue,,,there are absorption process,,,in the charoal between the methylene blue.... (kharlz)
What does a simple stain of bacillus megaterium look like under a microscope?
Simple or gram? Simple uses methylene blue, gram uses crystal violet
Why is methylene blue used as an indicator of cell respiration?
because methylene blue turns colourless when it is reduced by hydrogen. during respiration hydrogen is produced and instead of reducing NAD, it reduces methylene blue and turns methylene blue colourless. if methylene blue goes from blue to colourless then this shows that the cell is respiring as it is producing a suffiecient amount of hydrogen to decolourise methylene blue
Which of the availble stain enhance your observation the most methylene blue or iodide?
Methylene Blue
What color is simple staining on a bacillus and coccus using methylene blue stain?
Methylene blue stains everything blue.
How does methylene blue affect the paramecium?
The methylene blue will make the paramecium very horny and secrete sperm.
