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2006-09-24 10:27:27 · 1 answers · asked by christopher l 1 in Science & Mathematics Biology

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With a standard light microscope and an unstained cell you can see the cell membrane and the nucleus, and a suggestion of granularity in the cytoplasm, that's about it. If you drop the condenser lower you will create more contrast, and may be able to see some of the organelles a bit better. Likewise if you stain the cell with a vital dye (one that doesn't kill the cell), you can see more than you can see in an unstained cell. If you use a phase contrast microscope, then you will be able to see intranuclear detail and cytoplasmic organelles much more clearly in an unstained, living cell, as well as bacteria on the surface of the cell.

2006-09-24 12:18:43 · answer #1 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1 0

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