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A compound light microscope is able to provide more clarity and detail than a single lens microscope, which is its advantage. Compound refers to the microscope having more than one lens.

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What is a light microscope that has two more lenses?

A compound microscope


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.


Why light microscope also called compound microscope?

Light microscopes are called compound because a light microscope has more than one lense.


What has a tube with lenses a stage and a light?

compound light microscope


What is the another name for compound microscope?

The another name for a compound microscope is a light microscope, as it uses light to illuminate the specimen being observed.


Why light microscope is 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.


The microscope you are coloring and labeling is what type of microscope?

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A light microscope that has two lenses is called a?

light microskope


How many lenses does a compound microscope have?

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. See related links.


Why is a light microscope also called a compound microscope?

A light microscope is called a compound microscope because it uses multiple lenses (a compound of lenses) to magnify the image of a specimen. This allows for higher magnification and resolution compared to a simple microscope.


What major advantage does a transmission electron microscope have over a compound light microscope?

The Compund light microscope allows people to view living cells. With the electron light microscope peole can only view dead cells but with very high detail. The electron microscope is also much more expensive than a compound ligh microscope. The compound light microscope is also much easier to transport from place to place, as the electron microscope is not.


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.