0
Explain why an inverted image is seen under a compound microscope?
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
The microscope you are using is probably old, and it has an odd number of convex lenses between the object and your eye. in addition to enlarging (or reducing) an image, an optical convex lense also inverts the image. If you were to invert the inverted image again, using another lense, then the resulting image will appear upright. So a microscpope with three lenses (most likely the number of lenses in the microscope you are using) inverts the image three times, resulting in an upside-down image. A microscope with four lenses shows an upgright image.
That is why modern microscope manufacturers use an even number of lenses in a microscope (and in binoculars).
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agobecause when the light coming from the object you are looking at passes through the lens of the microscope, it gets flipped (due to the nature of the lens itself) its just like how the lenses in your eyes work.. the image of the object is upside-down when focused on your retina (only thing is, the brain corrects this by flipping the image upright again) this is more of an optics (physics) question btw
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoThe objective lens in a compound microscope has a very short focal length. After the light passes through the specimen, past the objective lens, and past the focal point of the objective lens, the image formed will be inverted. This image is the object that is seen by the eyepiece lens. The eyepiece lens acts only as a simple magnifier, and enlarges the image created by the objective lens. As a result, the image that is seen when looking through a compound microscope is inverted when compared to the specimen being examined.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoDue to refrection
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How does the image of a specimen change when viewed under a compound microscope?
It is inverted .
Why is a compound microscope called a light microscope?
A compound light microscope is named for the use of more than one lens to collect and focus light, and magnify the image.
Why is light microscope called a compound microscope?
A compound light microscope is named for the use of more than one lens to collect and focus light, and magnify the image.
What is an instrument that allows light to pass through the specimen and uses two lens to from an image called?
The answer you are looking for is called a dissecting or stereo microscope. These provide a lower magnification range in comparison to compound microscopes and they use two sets of lenses, the eyepiece and the objective lenses. these then provide a 3D image.
How would the letter e look under a microscope?
If you're using a compound light microscope (as you most likely are), it will appear to be upside down when you look through the objective lens. The lenses of the microscope provide an inverted image. As the magnification is increased, the clean lines of the letter will appear ragged where the ink was absorbed into the paper. These small imperfections are practically invisible to the unaided eye.
How does the image of a specimen change when viewed under a compound microscope?
It is inverted .
Is image formed from microscope inverted or laterally inverted or just upside down?
It is laterally inverted. (:
Does a microscope form a real image?
Actually, the image doesn't form in the microscope. The image forms on your retinas. The microscope focuses light in such a way that it comes together correctly on your retinas.
What does a microscope do to the image of the letter A?
the letter "e" gets inverted, so its upside down
Is the image perceived through the microscope's eyepiece both vertically and laterally inverted?
yes.
What is the position of an image under a microscope?
maybe it is rar fro each other
Why are images observed in a light microscope reversed and inverted?
The lenses used reversed the image.
Why microscope produces inverted image?
The reason a microscope produces an inverted image is simply due to the number of lenses within it, or more specifically, the number of focal points it has. A microscope with a single lens will have a single focal point. Each focal point will invert the image once, meaning that a microscope with a single lens will produce an inverted image. If you were to add another lens to the microscope and align it the proper distance from the first lens, it would be possible to reorient the image to be right side up. As a side note, our eyes work the same way, the images coming into our eyes are inverted by our own lenses, its up to our brain to flip things right side up.
What does a microscope do to the image of the letter e?
the letter "e" gets inverted, so its upside down
How does the microscope change the image you see?
Why is the image of a letter inverted under a microscope?because it has a mirror below the stage ( the one where the specimens are being examind ) it dont reflects sunlight but also the image of a letter
Are images inverted with dissecting microscope?
Because as the image moves up the lens and into the head of the microscope, it hits a mirror that reflects the image back to you through the oculars, therefore you are looking at an inverted image.
The nature of the final image formed by a compound microscope?
The principle of image formation in a compound microscope states that the second lens magnifies the image formed by the first lens. The use of two lenses enhances the magnification of the image.
