What is the liquid used in a science lab to preserve body parts in jars????

Question

It's musky yellow? Thankyou.

Answer 1

formalin thts wat it said when i researched it

Answer 2

fyi: formalin is liquid, formaldehyde is a gas...

Answer 3

formalin or formaldahyde.

Answer 4

yeah...the icky stuff is formaldehyde

Answer 5

Formaldehyde is the chemical compound with the formula H2CO. It is the simplest aldehyde-- an organic compound containing a terminal carbonyl group: it consists of exactly one carbonyl. It was first synthesized by the Russian chemist Aleksandr Butlerov (1828-1886), but was conclusively identified by August Wilhelm von Hofmann.[1] Formaldehyde exists in several forms aside from H2CO: the cyclic trimer trioxane and the polymer paraformaldehyde. It exists in water as the hydrate H2C(OH)2.

Formaldehyde is an intermediate in the oxidation (or combustion) of methane as well as other carbon compounds, e.g., forest fires, in automobile exhaust, and in tobacco smoke. It is produced in the atmosphere by the action of sunlight and oxygen on atmospheric methane and other hydrocarbons; thus, it becomes part of smog. Small amounts of formaldehyde are produced as a metabolic byproduct in most organisms, including humans.

Answer 6

It's Formaldehyde. Some places use alcohol as well.

Answer 7

formaldehyde