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The term compound microscope normally refers to a light microscope that uses two or more lenses to magnify objects. (Two lenses does not refer to the number of eye pieces as does the term binocular microscope.) This is to be distinguished from a simple light microscope with a single lens.
There are many modern variations of the light microscope which have more specialized names but which may still be "compound" with the meaning that they have multiple stages of magnification.
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If 2 lenses of a compound microscope are 5X and 30X what will be the total magnification?
you must multiply the two lenses getting a total of 150X
How many lenses do simple microscopes use?
Just One A Convex one a simple microscope is a simple magnifier?
How does one calculate total magnification on the microscope?
One can calculate the total magnification of a microscope by multiplying the magnification of the eye piece by the magnification of the main scope. For a compound microscope one must multiply each eye piece magnification.
What function of course focusing mechanism?
The coarse focusing mechanism is the rough focus knob on the microscope. It is used to move the objective lenses toward or away from the specimen.
How do you calculate total magnification for a compound light microscope?
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What type of microscope has multiple lenses?
A compound microscope has multiple lenses
What is a light microscope that has two more lenses?
A compound microscope
Microscope using two lenses?
compound microscope
How did the compound microscope get its name?
the use of compound lenses.
What is the different between a magnifying glass and a compound light microscope?
A magnifying glass has one lenses and a compound light microscope has 2 lenses
Why is the microscope called a compound microscope?
The compound microscope is called compound because the modifier compound means "two or more." A compound microscope has two or more lenses lenses. This is to be distinguished from a simple microscope which has one lens. Such a microscope is structurally equivalent to a magnifying glass, though not necessarily a hand held lens.
Why a microscope is called a compound microscope?
The compound microscope is called compound because the modifier compound means "two or more." A compound microscope has two or more lenses lenses. This is to be distinguished from a simple microscope which has one lens. Such a microscope is structurally equivalent to a magnifying glass, though not necessarily a hand held lens.
What means compound in compound microscope?
2 or more lenses.
What is a light microscope having two lenses called?
a compound microscope
Which microscope uses lenses and objectives to magnify?
compound light microscope
What is a compound microscope used for in lab equipment?
A compound microscope, like the common optical microscope is used to study objects too small to see with the naked eye. The difference between a common optical microscope, and a compound microscope is the number of objective lenses. A compound microscope will contain several lenses. This reduces distortion, and gives one multiple lenses with which to adjust magnification.
Type of microscope made up of two or more lenses?
The type of microscope that you are looking for is known as a "compound microscope."A pair of lenses includes the objective lens (one or more) and the eyepiece lens.
