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What are the main components of Leeuwenhoek's microscope?
What are the main components of Leeuwenhoek's microscope?
A screw for adjusting height, a metal plate as the body, a skewer to rotate objects, and a spherical lens
How does a compound light microscope work in terms of lenses?
How does a compound light microscope work in terms of lenses?
The objective lens magnifies and focuses the image inside the body tube, then the ocular lens magnifies it further.
What determines whether a microscope is classified as simple or compound?
What determines whether a microscope is classified as simple or compound?
The number of lenses it contains.
What is the function of convex lenses in microscopes?
What is the function of convex lenses in microscopes?
How do electron microscopes differ from light microscopes in terms of magnification?
How do electron microscopes differ from light microscopes in terms of magnification?
What is the difference between a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)?
What is the difference between a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)?
What is the function of the Nose Piece in a microscope?
What is the function of the Nose Piece in a microscope?
How is total magnification determined in a microscope?
How is total magnification determined in a microscope?
What is the function of the Diaphragm in a microscope?
What is the function of the Diaphragm in a microscope?
Why is the Arm of a microscope used?
Why is the Arm of a microscope used?
What is the function of the Stage Clips in a microscope?
What is the function of the Stage Clips in a microscope?
What part of the microscope projects light upwards through the diaphragm, the specimen, and the lenses?
What part of the microscope projects light upwards through the diaphragm, the specimen, and the lenses?
