what are two differences between a compound microscope and a dissecting microscope?

Answer 1

compound microscope. It is the one most people visualize when they think about microscopes. It comes with one eyepiece called a monocular; two eyepieces called a binocular or it might have an additional camera tube and is called a trinocular. It has a number of objectives (the lens closest to the object being viewed) of varying magnification mounted in a rotatable nosepiece. It uses a light source beneath the stage to illuminate slides. These microscopes are generally used to view very small objects such as cells or bacterium. Magnification of these scopes range from 40X up to 1000X. Actual magnification can be figured by multiplying the power of the eyepiece by the power of the objective lens.

The other type of microscope is called a stereo or dissecting microscope. It uses two eyepieces and two paired objectives. There are models that have full zooming capability and models that just have only two magnification settings. It is particularly useful for biologists performing dissections, technicians building or repairing circuit boards, paleontologists cleaning and examining fossils or any one who needs to work with their hands on small objects. It may use a built in light source from above, below, or none at all. Magnification is usually much less than that of a compound microscope, but is figured in the same way.

Answer 2

Dissecting microscope has lower magnification and does not invert images.

Answer 3

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