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Magnification
name
metre
cm
centimet
re
mm
millimetr
e
micromet
re
nm
nanomet
re
comparison to
metre
Standard
form
/100 = 1 hundredth
1 x 10-2
/1000 = 1 thousandth
1 x 10-3
/1,000,000 = 1
millionth
1 x 10-6
/1,000,000,000 = 1
billionth
1 x 10-9
Lesson 5:
Magnification
Lesson 5:
Magnification
Lesson 5:
Magnification
Magnificati
on of
objective
lens
Total
magnification
Value of one
eyepiece
division/m
X 10
X4
X 40
25.0
X 10
X 10
X 100
10.0
X 10
X 40
X 400
2.5
X 10
X 100
X 1000
1.0
Lesson 5:
Magnification
Example
The length of a nucleus is 3.2epu
(eyepiece units).
At x100 magnification, one epu = 10m
Length of nucleus = 3.2 x 10
= 32m
Lesson 5:
Magnification
A = I
M
I = image size
A = actual
image
M=
M= I
A
Lesson 5:
Magnification
Example
A cell has an image size of 50mm at a
magnification of x1200.
Calculate the size of the actual image.
A =A =I
M=
50 / 1200
0.0416mm
Lesson 5:
Magnification
Questions
1. A nucleus has an image size of 100mm on a
microscope with the objective lens at
x10,000. What is
the sizeOR
of the actual
0.01mm
image?
10m
Electron microscope
hmwk.
T1Discuss advantages & disadvantages of each
electon microscope separately
T2Compare and contract each electron
microscope
T3Use a table to show your comparisons
T4Describe the differences between the images
from
your own perspective