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In a compound microscope, the objective lens produces an image Io and the eyepiece produces an image Ie. Then -

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Io is virtual, but Ie is real.
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Io is real, but Ie is virtual.
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Both Io and Ie are real.
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Both Io and Ie are virtual.
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Solution

The correct option is B Io is real, but Ie is virtual.
The ray diagram of a compound microscope is shown below.


From the ray diagram, we can see that, the objective lens produces a real image while the eyepiece produces a virtual image.

Therefore, Io is real, but Ie is virtual.

Hence, option (B) is the correct answer.

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