What purpose does water serve in the “Effects of Antiseptics & Disinfectants”?

Q: disinfectants, antiseptics and antibiotics

A: Disinfectants are a type of  chemicals that destroy pathogens of causing of disease or other harmful…

Q: can the same chemical be used for an antiseptic and a disinfectant?

A: Antiseptic - These can slow down the growth as well as can kill the microbes, but do not harm the…

Q: What are the factors affecting the stability of a pharmaceutical product

A: There are mainly three factors affecting the stability of the pharmaceutical product-…

Q: Define sterilant, and name the principal sporicidal chemical agents.

A: Sterilization is defined as the process where all the living microorganisms, including bacterial…

Q: What terms do we use in toxicology to describe interactions between compounds?

A: Terms we use to describe              *interaction between compounds in toxicology There are four…

Q: How can we make soap?

A: Soaps are the salts of fatty acids. Soaps are generally used as surfactants for washing cloths,…

Q: what is the difference between sterilizer , disinfectant & surfactant ?

A: There are thousands of microorganism present in the environment. Most of them are harmful to the…

Q: What is the most efficient disinfectant of the following ( Alcohol, chlorine, soap ,hijyn), and…

A: Disinfectants are chemical agents that are built on inert surfaces to inactivate or kill…

Q: What does Sodium bicarbonate do in water softening?

A: Sodium carbonate softens hard water. Hard water contains high amount of dissolved calcium and…

Q: Which of the following is not used as an antiseptic?   A. Chlorhexidine B. Phenol C. Iodophor…

A: Antiseptics are the molecules or substances which has the ability to slow down or stop the growth of…

Q: How do you account for the difference in reaction between fresh and rancid oil?

A: Oil is a naturally occurring ester that is found in both animals and plants. It belongs to a group…

Q: What are other antiseptics that can be used as a substitute for 70% Alcohol

A: Antiseptics are substances that possess have the ability to reduce the number of microorganisms that…

Q: What are the pharmaceutical use of Hypotonic solution?

A: Hypotonic solution: When compared to another solution, this one has a lower osmotic concentration…

Q: What is electroporation and how does it work?

A: Electroporation:             A microbiological technique, in which an electrical field is induced to…

Q: Design an experiment to determine whether an antimicrobial agent is acting as a cidal or static…

A: A cidal agent means that it causes death of an organism. A static agent does not directly kill the…

Q: Which is more effective as an antiseptic: ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol? Choose only one and…

A: Alcohols are widely used for their sterilizing properties. They are widely used as an ingredient of…

Q: Distinguish between a sterilant, a disinfectant, and anantiseptic. What is cold sterilization?

A: The human environment is filled with microorganisms. These tiny organisms are found everywhere on…

Q: How should you prepare your running buffer?

A: SDS-PAGE is method of separation of protein based on its size. Running buffer of the SDS-PAGE…

Q: What are high level disinfectants? What is an example of one? What is the method of action and the…

A: Disinfectants are chemicals that are used to kill the microorganisms present in the surroundings.…

Q: What is the function of mordant?

A: Gram staining is a common technique that is used to differentiate bacteria into two broad groups…

Q: Why does picric acid and tannic acid are used to treat burn?

A: Picric Acid, is an organic compound chemically known as 2,4,6-trinitrophenol. It is a pale yellow…

Q: What are the most common chemicals in the body?

A: Majority of the elements which are found throughout nature are also found in our body which are…

Q: what is the standard concentration for solutions in an electrochemical cell?

A: An electrochemical cell is a battery that can either produce electrical energy from chemical…

Q: A solution contains 1.0 g of ephedrine sulfate in a volume of 100 mL. What quantity of sodium…

A: When two solutions have the same osmotic pressure and salt concentration is said to be isotonic…

Q: Why is it necessary to know the accurate proportion in mixing bleach and water in cleaning and…

A: Bleach is a strong disinfectant.  It has a active ingredient sodium hypochlorite; an effective…

Q: What is the difference between an antiseptic and a disinfectant? Can the same chemical be used for…

A: Antiseptic Disinfectant 1.       These can slow down the growth as well as can kill the…

Q: How does an emulsifier work? How does this affect the cleansing action of soaps?

A: Emulsion: a. It is a liquid preparation containing two immiscible liquids, in which one is dispersed…

Q: Why are most antimicrobial chemical agents disinfectants rather than sterilants? What general…

A: Most chemical antimicrobial agents are disinfectants instead of sterilants. A disinfectant reduces…

Q: Explain the chemical nature of soap - is it hydrophilic or hydrophobic (or both)?

A: Soap is a mixture of sodium salts of various naturally occurring fatty acids. The soap is produced…

Q: What is the oligodynamic effect? To which chemicals does the term oligodynamic effect apply? Give 2…

A: Microorganisms are the microscopic living things around us. They can inhabit a variety of habitats…

Q: What is the function of the neutralization solution?

A: DNA Neutralizing Solution is utilized for the disengagement (isolation) of plasmid DNA by soluble…

Q: Identify the neutral polymer carrier particle used together with iodine for antiseptic use.

A: Microbes or microorganisms invading and proliferating within an organism's body causes infection.…

Q: You are working in a hemodialysis clinic and have just received a shipment of dialysate solution.…

A: Answer:  DIALYSATE SOLUTION = This is the solution of pure water , electrolytes , and salts used in…

Q: How might a synthetic detergent be superior to a normal soap?

A: INTRODUCTION - Soaps are  sodium or potassium fatty acid salts made from hydrolysis of fats in…

Q: What is the difference between an antiseptic and a disinfectant?

A: Antiseptic and disinfectants are used to kill germs, bacterias which attack from outer environment.…

Q: Why must alcohol be diluted with water to about 70 % percent before it could be used as an effective…

A: 70% isopropyl alcohol is most commonly used as disinfectant and killing all surface microorganisms.…

Q: ____________is the iodine antiseptic of choice for wound treatment.a. 8% tincture b. 5% aqueous c.…

A: Iodine is a substance that has antimicrobial properties and is used in treating wounds and other…

Q: Which is better to use in washing clothes, soap or synthetic detergent? Explain

A: Detergents are the surfactants or the mixture of surfactants. Surfactants are the compounds that…

Q: How does an emulsion work?

A: An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible owing to liquid-liquid…

Q: Why acids and boiling are necessary in maceration?

A: Maceration refers to an extraction process that enables contact between a solvent and the plant for…

Q: What is the process and principle behind isoelectric precipitation?

A: Isoelectric precipitation is a type of isoelectric precipitation that occurs when: The pH of a…

Q: In keeping a bottle of vegetable oil with no preservative, it must be coveredtightly and…

A: Triacylglycerols are lipids present in oils that have a glycerol backbone with the three hydroxyl…

Q: What is drug stability in pharmacy?

A: It is asked, what is drug stability in pharmacy?

Q: What are detergents?

A: Introduction:- Detergents are amphipathic compounds with charged hydrophilic or polar groups at the…

Q: Why is it often difficult to identify the real risks of chronic exposure to a certain chemical?

A: Even if someone has dealt with chemicals before in the household or in other contexts, it's crucial…

Q: Name the desirable characteristics of chemical control agents.

A: In most cases, chemical agents aren't designed to sterilise. The majority of the time, pathogens are…

Q: What are chemicals that speed up the rate of chemical change?

A: A chemical change is referred to a change in which one substance is transformed into another with…