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How is the magnification of a sample obtained from the magnification of a compound microscope?

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Compound microscopes magnification level?
The magnification level of compound microscope is from 50 times to 1000 times larger image.
How is the magnification of a compound microscope calculated?
The multiplication of the eyepiece lens (usually 10x) times the multiplication of the objective lens (usually 4x, 10x, 40x and 100x) So total magnification would be 40x (4x times 10x), 100x , 400x...
What is the total magnification of a compound microscope?
The ocular lens are 10x magnification. Objective lens are 4x, 10x, 40x, 100x magnification. So once an objective lens is selected, the total magnification would be given by its product with the 10x...
Maximum magnification of a compound microscope?
1000x is getting to the limits of lights ability to be refracted, you may beable to push it out a bit but 1000x is getting to the edge
What limits the useful magnification of a compound microscope?
Several things do:1) what magnification the ocular is (usually 10x) and the highest magnification of the objectives (usually 100x), giving you a total mag of 1000x2) resolution, which in turn is...