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Why can't a smear be gently heated over a a flame to speed up the drying process?
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∙ 11y ago
it can kill the cells
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∙ 11y ago
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Function of flame spreader?
to spread flame
What is the safety symbol for flammable?
a triangle with a flame inside
What is Passing a slide sample through a flame is called?
heat fixing
Is flame a living thing or a non-living thing?
A flame is consider a Non-living thing, because a flame doesn't have all the Emergent Characteristics. A flame doesn't have a cell. and According the emergent characteristic list all living things have a cell.I hope this helped
Does Heat fixing sterilize slide?
I guess so, and that's why you put out the flame after that.
Why is it essential that smears be air-dried before heating the slide and why cannot they be gently heated over a flame to speed up the drying process?
Any heat much over room temperature at that point would denature the cells due to the water content on the slide. Even if it was gentle, the heat from the flame would be enough to sizzle them like tiny fried eggs. :)
Which combination describes the flame color of the compound when heated?
Which combination describes the flame color of the compound when heated?
What element gives a green flame when it is heated?
Boron is the element that gives a green flame when it is heated.
What is the flame color of Cucl2?
The flame color of CuCl2 is blue-green. This color is often observed when copper compounds are heated in a flame.
What two things are not heated with naked flame?
Lead And Cryptonite
When sugar is heated in flame directly will it become poison?
Simply no
Which elements give off a color when heated and what color?
Different elements produce different colors when heated. Here are a few examples: Lithium produces a red flame Sodium produces a yellow flame Copper produces a blue-green flame Potassium produces a lilac flame Barium produces a pale green flame
What yellow flame indicate in flame test?
A yellow flame in a flame test usually indicates the presence of sodium in the sample being tested. Sodium typically produces a bright yellow flame when heated.
What happenened to the copper sulfate when heated?
When heated in an open flame the crystals are dehydrated and turn grayish-white. -www.wikipedia.com
What color is silver in the flame test?
Silver does not produce a distinctive color in a flame test. It does not exhibit a characteristic flame color like other elements when heated in a flame.
Which element gives a light purple color when heated in a flame?
Potassium
Color of copper when heated by non luminous flame?
Green/Blue
