so it goes down slowly, ie so it doesn't flatten the specimen to fast.
You don't want air bubbles while observing the slide; putting the cover slip at an angle "squeezes out" the air from under the slide.
You have to put the cover slip on at an angle
so that when viewing the specimen the cover slip won't move.
AnswerThe previous answers made no sense so I just erased them. It's called the cover slip.
Another name for a slide that has no liquid or cover slip is a dry smear or a dry mount. It is usually used to examine blood.
A cover slip is a thin square of glass that you put over a specimen on a microscope slide. The cover slip stops the specimen from drying out, and squishes it so that light can get though it easier
A cover slip is used for covering a slip on a microscope A cover slip is used for covering a slip on a microscope
You have to put the cover slip on at an angle
Cover slip.
Cover slip.
A wet mount slide is when a solution is applied to a microscope slide with whatever subject is being studied, typically under a slip cover.
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.
AnswerThe previous answers made no sense so I just erased them. It's called the cover slip.
Another name for a slide that has no liquid or cover slip is a dry smear or a dry mount. It is usually used to examine blood.
A cover slip is a thin square of glass that you put over a specimen on a microscope slide. The cover slip stops the specimen from drying out, and squishes it so that light can get though it easier
A cover slip is a thin square of glass that you put over a specimen on a microscope slide. The cover slip stops the specimen from drying out, and squishes it so that light can get though it easier