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a microscope's resolution specifies the smallest object you can see and distinguish from other nearby objects.

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How do you improve resolution of microscope?

Focus the lens.


What is the accuracy of a traveling microscope?

A traveling microscope is considered to be a low-powered microscope, however, it is powerful enough to allow for accurate size determinations. The resolution of the typical traveling microscope is 0.01 mm.


Compare and contrast resolution and magnification?

Magnification is something being magnified or expanded under a microscope to make it easier to see. Resolution is being able to clearly identify one thing from the other under a microscope.


How do microscopes differ magnification and resolution?

Before we analyze exactly how microscopes differ magnification and resolution is it important to know the difference between the two. When we talk about a microscopes magnification it is a reference to how much the microscope can enlarge an image. However, when one refers to a microscopes resolution it is the ability for the microscope to produce a sharper and more clear image. Thus, resolution is the ability to tell two points apart from each other. For instance, imagine we place a small cell under a microscope. If the cell is very large it has a large magnification but that does not mean that it has a good resolution; the cell may appear fuzzy. However, by tweaking the resolution the cell can come into full detail and may be examined. Magnification is usually described as 10x or 100x, which means 10 times or 100 times the size. Resolution can be described as any unit of measure. For instance, if your microscope can make a distinction between two points that are 1 micrometer away from each other the resolution can be said to be 1 micrometer.


For a microscope to be useful it must combine two properties?

it must combine magnification and resolution