When were the light and electron microscopes invented?
Light microscopes were invented in the 1590s and electron microscropes were invented in the 1930s
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What is a light microscope used for and how do they work?
Light microscopes work by passing light through the specimen. They help us to see things like nuclei, chloroplasts and study living cells
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What is an electron microscope and how does it work?
It uses electrons rather thaan light and has a higher magnification and resolution so it can help us too see much smaller things like the internal structure of mitochondria
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What is magnification?
how many times bigger the image is
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How can you find out the total magnification?
eyepiece lens magnification x objective lens magnification
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How can you find out the magnification if you didn't know what lens you used?
magnification= image size/real size
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What is a light microscope used for and how do they work?
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Light microscopes work by passing light through the specimen. They help us to see things like nuclei, chloroplasts and study living cells
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What is an electron microscope and how does it work?
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