Question

If the intermediate image formed by the objective lens, in a compound microscope, is virtual, then -

• A. Final image will be real and magnified.
• B. Final image will be virtual and magnified.
• C. Final image will be real and diminished.
• D. No final image will be obtained.

Answer 1

The correct option is D No final image will be obtained.

The ray diagram of a compound microscope is shown below.


For a compound microscope, the intermediate image formed by the objective lens must be real because only the real image will/can serve as an object for the next magnified virtual image to be formed by the eyepiece.

If the objective lens forms a virtual image, no image will be formed by the eyepiece.

Hence, option $\left(D\right)$ is the correct answer.