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Compound Microscope

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The compound microscope uses -------- lenses to magnify the objects.

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The compound microscope uses biconvex lenses to magnify the objects.

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Q. The magnifying power of an objective lens of a compound microscope is

8

if the magnifying power of the compound microscope is

32

. Then calculate magnifying power of an eyepiece lens.

Q. The magnifying power of the objective lens of a compound microscope is

7

. If the magnifying power of the compound microscope is

35

, then the magnifying power of the eyepiece will be -

Q. The magnifying power of a compound microscope can be increased by -

(i)

Using both the lenses of larger focal lengths.

(i i)

Using both the lenses of smaller focal lengths.

(i i i)

Decreasing the object distance from the objective lens, but keeping

u_{o} > f_{o}

.

Q. If a microscope has a

10 \times

objective lens and

10 \times

ocular lens, it would magnify the object by

Q. The magnifying power of a converging lens used as a simple microscope is

(1 + \frac{D}{f}) .

A compound microscope is a combination of two such converging lenses. Why don't we have magnifying power

(1 + \frac{D}{f_{o}}) (1 + \frac{D}{f_{e}}) ?

In other words, why can the objective not be treated as a simple microscope but the eyepiece can?

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