Microscopy

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How many lenses does a light microscope have?
2, the objective lens and the eyepiece lens
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Define magnification
How many times larger the image is than the actual specimen being viewed
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Define resolution
The shortest distance between 2 objects that can still be seen as 2 separate objects
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How do you work out magnification?
Magnification=Image size/Actual image (IAM)∆
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What is an electron microscope?
A microscope that uses electron waves instead of light waves
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Name the 2 types of electron microscopes
Transmission EM and Scanning EM
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