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What are the two types of microscope? |
Light and electron |
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How does a light microscope work? |
Using a beam of light to form an image up to 2000x. |
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What are light microscopes used for? |
Magnifying live specimen |
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How do electron microscopes work? |
Using a beam of electrons to magnify and form an image up to 2000 000x. |
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What are electron microscopes used for? |
Used to see and understand more about sub cellular structures inside the cell Also have to be kept in special temp, pressure and humidity rooms |
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How do you calculate magnification with a light microscope? |
Magnification of eye piece lens times magnification of object lens. E.g. Eye piece lens= x4 Object lens= x10 4 times 10 = x40 |
