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In light compound microscope, the power of oil immersion lens is
In light compound microscope, the power of oil immersion lens is
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The correct option is D 100X
The most powerful lens of the light microscope is the 100X oil immersion objective because light is refracted every time it passes through a medium with a different refractive index, the quality of the image is reduced with each passage. Thus, by reducing the number of such passages to a minimum, the clarity, brilliance and resolving power is preserved. Immersion oil has been formulated so that it has a refractive index identical to that of glass. Thus, two changes in refractive index can be eliminated by placing a drop of immersion oil on the specimen, and immersing the 100X oil immersion objective directly into the drop.
The most powerful lens of the light microscope is the 100X oil immersion objective because light is refracted every time it passes through a medium with a different refractive index, the quality of the image is reduced with each passage. Thus, by reducing the number of such passages to a minimum, the clarity, brilliance and resolving power is preserved. Immersion oil has been formulated so that it has a refractive index identical to that of glass. Thus, two changes in refractive index can be eliminated by placing a drop of immersion oil on the specimen, and immersing the 100X oil immersion objective directly into the drop.
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