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Why should the oil-immersion objective be cleaned immediately after each use?

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Why should the oil-immersion objective be cleaned immediately after each use?

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  1. It is important to remove any remaining oil immediately, especially organic oil like cedar wood oil, because it could resinify and/or attract dust and change refractive indices and dispersive powers.

    Here you find all about "The Oil Immersion Objective " incl. cleaning method:

    http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/inde...

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