Which of the following places the steps of the gram stain in the correct order? 1-alcohol-acetone 2-crystal violet 3-safranin 4-iodine

Gram staining is arranged in the following order;

1) Crystal violet

2) iodine

3) Alcohol-acetone

4) safranin

Explanation:

Applying primary stain to a heat fixed smear of a bacterial culture

Then you add iodine which binds the crystal violet and traps it in the cell. After you decolourise with ethanol finally counter shade with safranin

currents is the correct answer.