answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The very best optical oil immersion microscopes can resolve objects about 0.5 micron (1/2000 of mm) across or about 1000X magnification. If you have very good eyes and are very skilled at using the microscope you may be able to see smaller objects. In theory microscopes are limited in resolution to 1/2 the wave length of the radiation used to light it up. So for visible light that is 0.2-0.35 microns.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the smallest object that can be resolved in a light microscope measures?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What does a microscope measure?

a microscope measures the size of an object (example: how big an blood cell is)


What is the smallest object that can be seen under an electron microscope?

Down to 1 Angstrom = 0,000 000 000 1 meter. The smallest "object" That can be seen under an electron microscope is most likely the electronAnother opinionThe atom is the smallest!


What does resolution of a microscope mean?

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


What a microscop does?

a microscope measures the size of an object (example: how big an blood cell is)


What is the smallest particle visible under light microscope?

The smallest particle that can be seen with a light microscope is about 0. 2 microns. If an object is smaller than that, the light's wavelength cannot traverse it causing it to fall out of the visible spectrum.


What does the term microscropic mean?

It means that the detail of the object or the object itself cannot be seen without the aid of a microscope. The smallest object that a human eye can see is 50 microns. Smaller than that is microscopic.


Can political arguments be resolved through reasoning?

[object Object]


What is the smallest microorganism that can only be seen through electron microscope?

A Virus called Prion was considered the smallest microorganism until recently. Though the microorganism hasn't been named yet biologists are pretty positive that it is the smallest microorganism. Follow the related link and take a look at the article.


What is the microscope?

A microscope is an object that enlarges small objects.


What was the first object to be seen under the microscope?

The first object to be seen under the microscope was poo.


What to do first when using a microscope?

What you do first when you use a microscope you put the slide in. Then you focus the microscope. Then you look at the object you are supposed to or look at the object you want to.


What lens of a compound microscope is closest to the object being examined?

The 'object lens' in a compound microscope is closest to the object being examined.