Nadia collected samples of water from Tasik Harapan, Universiti Sains Malaysia to isolate and identify various types of bacteria that are present in the lake as part of her final year project. As a first step, she decided to determine the pH value of the water sample. However, the pH meter in her laboratory has not been calibrated for over a month. Therefore, she decided to calibrate the pH meter before measuring the pH values of her water samples. a) Outline the methodology for the calibration steps of a pH meter in active form (active voice).

Nadia collected samples of water from Tasik Harapan, Universiti Sains Malaysia to isolate and identify various types of bacteria that are present in the lake as part of her final year project. As a first step, she decided to determine the pH value of the water sample. However, the pH meter in her laboratory has not been calibrated for over a month. Therefore, she decided to calibrate the pH meter before measuring the pH values of her water samples. a) Outline the methodology for the calibration steps of a pH meter in active form (active voice).

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

6th Edition

ISBN:9781133893943

Author:ESTRIDGE

Publisher:ESTRIDGE

Chapter7: Basic Clinical Microbiology

Section7.4: The Gram Stain

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