The final image formed by a compound microscope is :

Real and erect

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Virtual and erect

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Real and inverted

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Virtual and inverted

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Solution

The correct option is B Virtual and inverted
The objective lens produces a real, inverted image and the eyepiece acts as a simple magnifier and does not re-invert and produces a virtual image. So overall the image is inverted and virtual.

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