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This is done through the law of reflection and of course magnification. light is passed through the specimen and through the objective lenses. each objective lenses have different degrees of magnification powers. they have 10x, 40x, and oil immersion lens which has magnification up to 100x. the image is then passed through the eye piece and which also has another set of lens which further enhance the image with a magnification up to 10x and finally we view the magnified object.
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Light microscopes can magnify objects?
Yes, there are all kinds of microscopes. Everyone can magnify objects some just magnify more than others.
How are light microscopes different from electronic microscopes?
Light microscopes use ordinary light (either reflected naturally or from an artificial source such as built-in illumination) in conjunction with very powerful optical lenses to view tiny objects that are not visible to the naked eye. But some extremely small objects, such as viruses, are too small to be seen even using light microscopes. Electron microscopes solve the problem by firing a beam of electrons on to the object to create an imprinted image, which is then magnified and viewed on a screen- we can't magnify the image of the object itself, but we can magnify the imprint of it made by a continuous bombardment of it by electron beams and get this copied from the screen. Electron microscopes were first developed by the Germans during WW2, possibly with the aim of developing biological weapons- the Allies captured the technology after the fall of Hitler and developed it for the benefit of all humankind.
The best light microscopes can magnify images up to how many times?
1000X
What is the main difference between compound light microscopes and electron microscopes?
light microscopes direct light onto the slide and magnify it, light microscopes also have a high and low power objective lens which can magnify up to 10, 40, 43 and 100 times total magnification whilst electron microscopes shoot electrons at the slide which give more detail and accuracy but the disadvantage is it can't view objects in color. electron microscopes can magnify up to 500.000 times total magnification.Light microscopes aren't as strong as an electron microscope in respect to zooming power. The specimen can remain alive in light microscope but for electron microscopes, preparation of the slides will kill the specimen.
Differentiate comcound microscope to electron microscopes?
a compound microscope uses light and an array of lenses to magnify an objct an electron microscope on the other hand uses particles beams to illuminate the sample being use,/.
What do microscopes use to make things look bigger?
light microscopes uses light and lenses to magnify things look bigger .
How are a microscope and a telescope different?
Both microscopes and telescopes use lenses to magnify objects. But, telescopes are large and collect light from stars and planets to magnify them, while microscopes are small, can sit on a desktop, get light from the room or a small builtin light and are used to magnify tiny objects.
How are a microscope and a telescope alike?
Both microscopes and telescopes use lenses to magnify objects. But, telescopes are large and collect light from stars and planets to magnify them, while microscopes are small, can sit on a desktop, get light from the room or a small builtin light and are used to magnify tiny objects.
How are a microscope and telescope alike and different?
Both microscopes and telescopes use lenses to magnify objects. But, telescopes are large and collect light from stars and planets to magnify them, while microscopes are small, can sit on a desktop, get light from the room or a small builtin light and are used to magnify tiny objects.
How does a compound microscope use lenses to magnify an object?
the optical microscope is a type of microscope that uses visibal light and a system of lenses to magnify images of small samples
What do microscopes fire at the object to make the picture?
Microscopes typically don't fire anything at objects, they are simply a set of lenses that magnify the image of the object. The lenses bend light to make the object appear bigger. Electron microscopes, however, do fire electrons at objects and construct images out of the return trajectories of the electrons. This is done because electrons don't "wiggle" as much as photons during travel, so they can accurately reflect off of objects smaller than light can. Save
What is the difference between a compound microscope and an electron microscope?
Compound microscopes (also called compound light microscopes) employ light and an array of glass lenses to magnify an object. (This is distinguished from a simple microscope of one lens.) An electron microscope uses a beam of electrons to magnify an object. The lensing system employs electric and magnetic fields and is specialized for applications requiring much higher magnification. See related links.
Light microscopes can magnify objects?
Yes, there are all kinds of microscopes. Everyone can magnify objects some just magnify more than others.
What magnifies an object by bending the light that passes trough the lenses?
That is true of most microscopes and of telescopes.
How do modern microscopes use lenses to bend light?
The curvature of the lenses bends light so that the central part of the object appears magnified to a larger size.
Why the light microscope also called the compound microscope?
There are more than one type of light microscopes as well as other types of microscopes such as the SEM. The first microscopes were (and still being used) are the simple light microscopes. The compound microscope has that name because it contains two types of lenses that function to magnify an object. A simple microscope is a microscope that uses only one lens for magnification. It is the original design of the light microscope. Van Leeuwenhoek’s research used this type.
What do electron microscopes use instead of light to magnify?
it is the neutrons
