Can u please tell me three things you could check on a microscope if there is absolutely no light showing when you look through the eyepiece.....
and how does this work?
Determine the magnification of a microscope using;
A 15 x eyepiece and a 40 x objective lens
A 10 x eyepiece and a 60 x objective lens
2007-02-11 19:02:57 · 2 answers · asked by David B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
There may not be a light on, the eyepiece may be covered and the light reflectors may be in the wrong position.
In both cases, the magnification is 600 X (multiply the objective magnification and the eyepiece magnification.
2007-02-11 19:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Is the objective clicked into place? If it's between two lenses, you won't see anything.
2. Is the microscope plugged in and is the light turned on?
3. Is the specimen too thick so the light can't pass through it?
As far as the total magnification goes, always multiply the two numbers together. With a 15x eyepiece, you already have magnified the specimen times 15. When you look at that image through a 40x objective lens, the total magnification is 15 times 40 or 600x. Do the other problem the same way.
2007-02-12 03:07:37 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋