A cell viewed at low power was found to be 8.0 µm in length: what would the length be if viewed under high power magnification? Please also explain why, Thanks
2006-09-08 14:45:00 · 4 answers · asked by monkey241 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The scale used to determine the "length" of the cell is usually built into the objective lens.
Changing to a higher power by changing the objective lens would also change the scale used. If you changed the eye piece, the new higher power eye piece would magnify both the cell and the scale.
In either case your 8.0 µm cell (about the size of a human red blood cell) would still appear to be 8.0 µm using either method of gaining a "higher power."
2006-09-08 16:18:12 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 71⤊ 0⤋
The cell would not change size, regardless of who or how someone was looking at it. The magnification would be different so the scale you use to calculate is likewise different.
2006-09-08 22:07:09 · answer #2 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the magnification
2006-09-08 21:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by Joe v 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
under high power magnification it would proabably be about a 34.0.
2006-09-08 21:50:20 · answer #4 · answered by Leon K. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋