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The distance between the eyepiece and the objective lens in a
certain compound microscope is 21.4 cm. The focal length of the
objective is 0.480 cm, and that of the eyepiece is 1.50 cm. Find
the overall magnification of the microscope. (The near point of the
eye is 25 cm. Assume that the object is placed at the focal point
of the objective lens, and one places the eyepiece at the near
point of the eye.)
The magnification of a compound microscope is given by:
where
L is the length of the microscope =21.4 cm
fo is the focal length of the objective =0.48 cm
d is the least distance od distant vision of human eye =25 cm
fe is the focal length of the eyepiece =1.5 cm
Using the formula we have
M=787.63
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