Which of These Arranges the Steps of the Gram Stain $$\rightarrow$$

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of these arranges the steps of the Gram stain into the correct order?

• A) iodine \[\rightarrow\]crystal violet \[\rightarrow\] decolorizer\[\rightarrow\] safranin
• B) safranin \[\rightarrow\] decolorizer \[\rightarrow\] crystal violet \[\rightarrow\] iodine
• C) crystal violet \[\rightarrow\] decolorizer \[\rightarrow\] iodine \[\rightarrow\]safranin
• D) crystal violet \[\rightarrow\] decolorizer \[\rightarrow\] safranin \[\rightarrow\] iodine
• E) crystal violet \[\rightarrow\] iodine \[\rightarrow\]decolorizer \[\rightarrow\] safranin

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Definitions:

C-C

A abbreviation typically used to signify a carbon-carbon bond within organic molecules.

σ Bond

A type of covalent bond formed by the head-on overlap of atomic orbitals, characterized by the shared electron density along the axis connecting the bonded nuclei.

Acetonitrile

An organic nitrile solvent with the formula CH3CN, used widely in pharmaceutical development and as a solvent in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

Sp² Hybridized

Describes an atom that has three hybrid orbitals formed by the mixing of one s orbital and two p orbitals, often found in planar structures.