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bcoz it is a very delicate piece of equipment, and all the parts r highly sensitive. when u touch the moving parts u r essentially applying a force to those parts...and the force is applied in a direction to which those parts were not designed to move

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Q: Why do you hold only the parts that don't move on a microscope?
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How should you hold a microscope correctly?

In all seriousness - placemicroscope on solid surface like a desk or table. Only move the parts of microscope like specimen stage as little as possible, only adjust the height of the microscope slowly and gently, to avoid damage to specimen being examined.


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To move the hand.


What do the stage clippers do in a microscope?

The stage clips hold the object you are looking at in place so it does not move around.


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Stage clips on a microscope?

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What direction do objects move under the microscope as compared to the direction they move in real life?

When viewed through a microscope, things appear to move in the opposite direction than they are really moving. If you move an object to the right, it appears to move left. The lenses of the microscope reverse the image.


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When you move a specimen under a microscope to the left which way does it move?

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What happens under the microscope when you move the slide up?

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