MICROANATOMY

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY

MICROSCOPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The know field of view is 2.5 mm at an ocular of 10x and an objective of 4x . What is the new field of view if you increase the objective to 40x?
A
0.25 mm
B
25 mm
C
250 mm
D
10 mm
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Grades 1-8 typically will buy a monocular compound microscope with 3 objective lenses: 4x, 10x, 40x for maximum total magnification of 400x.

Detailed explanation-2: -Field of view is how much of your specimen or object you will be able to see through the microscope. At 40x magnification you will be able to see 5mm. At 100x magnification you will be able to see 2mm. At 400x magnification you will be able to see 0.45mm, or 450 microns.

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