• Question: can u look at warter through the microscope

    Asked by ronaldo to Katy, Nathalie, Paula on 24 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Nathalie Pettorelli answered on 24 Jun 2010:

      Hi Ronaldo,

      Well the answer depends on the type of microscope and the type of water (distilled water? water from a pond?). I definitively recommend looking at water from a pond/lake – it’s fukll of life! Distilled water in a typical microscope, on the other hand…not that much to see… 😉

    • Photo: Katy Mee

      Katy Mee answered on 24 Jun 2010:

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    • Photo: Paula Salgado

      Paula Salgado answered on 24 Jun 2010:

      Hi Ronaldo

      You can, but you most likely see the little contaminants in it, like small bits of dust and things like that. To “see” water molecules you have to use other tools.

      One way is crystallise it and then use X-rays – a bit like what I do with the proteins I work with.

      Is that what you wanted to know?

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