Many air bubbles would be trapped under it .
so that when viewing the specimen the cover slip won't move.
You have to put the cover slip on at an angle
For wet mount slides, yes.
A cover slip is a small, and extremely thin piece of glass used in the operation of a microscope. The cover slip is placed on top of the specimen which is then placed under the microscope. The function of the cover slip is that it keeps the specimen in place while you examine it.
so it goes down slowly, ie so it doesn't flatten the specimen to fast.
(microbiology) A technique used in microscopy in which a specimen is placed in a drop of a suitable fluid on a cover slip and the cover slip is inverted over a concavity on a slide.hanging-drop-preparation
so that when viewing the specimen the cover slip won't move.
so that when viewing the specimen the cover slip won't move.
so that when viewing the specimen the cover slip won't move.
You use them to cover the object on the slide, so that it doesn't slip. Usually, you put a drop of water in between the slide and cover slip as well. Also, the possibility of trapping air bubbles is reduced.
cover slip
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That's called a 'cover slip'.
cover slip is a small piece of glass which is used to cover.
You have to put the cover slip on at an angle
For wet mount slides, yes.