Question

Describe the steps involved in peppering a wet mount of a specimen

Answer 1

1. Put one drop of water on the slide. (Using a water dropper)

2. Place an object on the slide. (using tweezers to pick up and place the object)

3. Lower the cover glass slowly to avoid air pockets, pull the tweezers out.

4. After placing the cover glass, the excess water should be absorbed with paper.

5. Place your prepared wet mount on the “stage” of the microscope