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Why is it important to start with a low magnification when using the microscope?
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∙ 12y ago
So you can determine the actual size of what you are looking at.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe reason it is important is because with a low magnification, it's easier to find the thing that you're looking at. Then when you find it, you can put it at the center of the area you're seeing and then switch to a higher magnification.
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∙ 13y agoBecause you know the detail of the specimen you are using. You know how big it is and even what it looks like. You also find new discovery about the object you are using
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so that you can determine the actual size of the speciman
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Is there an upper limit to magnification using visible light?
Yes, the wavelength of the light limits the maximum magnification of a microscope. Using visible light, the limit is about 1200 to 1500X.
When using a microscope with a 10x ocular and the 40x objective plane what is total magnification?
400x
What is the magnification of a microscope with an ocular eye piece of 10X and an objective of 50X?
The total magnification would be 500x...you take the ocular and multiply it by whatever objective you are using.
How do you determine what the magnification of the specimen is?
In a light microscope magnification is varied by using different lenses to refract the light. In an electron microscope magnification is varied by altering the configurations of magnetic fields to bend the electron beam.
Why is locating an object more difficult if you start with high power objective than with the low power objective?
When using a microscope, you are magnifying the area under the lens by however many times the magnification is on your lens. On low power the area expanded by the lens is smaller than on high magnification. When on low power more is visible and there is less area to search for your given object under the microscope. I recommend finding the object on low magnification, and then switching to high once you have found it.
Why is it important to record magnification used when drawing cells seen using a microscope?
because cells were unable to be seen without the aid of an electron microscope
Which concern is the LEAST important when using a compound light microscope to view a sample of paramecia?
having sufficient magnification available.
Pros and cons of using compound microscope?
it has light limited magnification
Is magnification the ability to make things larger than what they are?
magnification is the ability to make things larger they they actually are by taking the lens from a microscope or by just using a microscope and magnifying the object.
What is the total area you see when you look into a microscope?
That would depend on the magnification you are using.
What are the proper techniques of using a microscope?
put the slide on the platform, start with lowest magnification, gradually adjust the fine adjust knob until image appears clearly. then, keep switching to higher magnification powers.
What two basic principle are involved in using microscope?
The two basic principles that are involved using the microscope are magnification and observation. They are both done by examining an object through the lens of the microscope.
Is there an upper limit to magnification using visible light?
Yes, the wavelength of the light limits the maximum magnification of a microscope. Using visible light, the limit is about 1200 to 1500X.
Why is it important to know what magnification you are using?
Magnification is a detailed process, so it matters depending on what you are trying to see. Take this for an example: if you want to look at salt close up, you normally would use a low microscope, but if you want to look at it closer, you take a larger magnification.
When using a microscope with a 10x ocular and the 40x objective plane what is total magnification?
400x
What is the total magnification of a compound microscope?
The ocular lens are 10x magnification. Objective lens are 4x, 10x, 40x, 100x magnification. So once an objective lens is selected, the total magnification would be given by its product with the 10x magnification of the ocular lens. For example, if objective lens selected is 40x, total magnification would be: (10x)(40x)=400x total.
What is the total magnification if you view an object using a 40x objective lens and the eyepiece of the microscope is at 5x magnifying power?
The total magnification would be 200x, since the total magnification is the magnification of the objective lens X the magnification of the eyepiece.
