Microscopy

what is the principle of the optical microscope
- light microscope
- light is focused on the specimen by the condenser
- after passing through the specimen, light is collected and , magnified by the objective lens and then the ocular [eyepeice] lens
what kind of microscope is associated with the optical microscope

this is a compound microscope [ 2 sets of lenses ]
what is the magnification of a compound optical miscroscope

is the product of the powers of the ocular lens and objective lens
what is the maximum normal magnifications of the ocular and objective
- the max magnifications are 10x and 100x ressoectively
- giving final magnification of 100x
what can be seen through optical microscopy

can observe bacterial and mammalian cell shapes, cell division
what cannot be seen with clarity in optical microscopy

subcellular organelles cannot be visualised with clarity

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2023-10-21T14:38:58Z

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