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It helps keep the specimen flat and to hold it in place.

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What is the slide on a microscope placed on?

A coverslip is a thin glass placed on the microscope slide.


What is the use coverslip in science laboratory?

A coverslip is used in a science laboratory to protect the specimen on a microscope slide from damage, contamination, and drying out. It also helps to flatten the specimen and keep it in place for observation under a microscope.


Uses of coverslip or cover glass?

-->coverslip/cover glass-used to hold objects for examination under a microscope .


How do you use a microscope to view cells?

To view cells with a microscope, place a small sample of cells on a glass slide and cover it with a coverslip. Adjust the focus and magnification of the microscope to view the cells clearly. Use the fine and coarse adjustment knobs to bring the cells into focus.


Why should a microscope slide and coverslips be held their edges?

A microscope slide and coverslip should be held by their edges due to leaving fingerprints and/or debris and how easily breakable they are. Leaving fingerprints or debris on either a slide of coverslip will alter the view under the microscope.


What is the purpose of a coverslip on a microscope?

Coverslip is not placed on a microscope but on the stained specimen on slide . This protects objective lens of microscope from getting stain from a wet mount . It also protects permanent slide .


Why is it necessary to use caution when placing the coverslip on the slide of the microscope?

The slides are usually made of thin glass and can break very easily.


What is a thin glass or plastic square placed over a microscope slide?

AnswerThe previous answers made no sense so I just erased them. It's called the cover slip.


USES Of coverslip?

coverslip use to see the tiny objects.


Where is the specimen placed in a microscope?

The specimen is placed on a glass slide and covered with a coverslip before being placed on the stage of the microscope for viewing.


What is the used of the coverslip?

A coverslip in Biology is a small rectangle of glass that is mounted on a slide to be viewed under a microscope. The coverslip protects the specimen, keep it in place and/or make it flat.


What you want to look at under a microscope is put one of these?

A slide.