I need to know how to do the calculation to estimate the size of the cell as seen through the microscope in microns. This is due on Monday and I totally forget how to do it. Thanks.
2007-03-24 16:09:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
It is the FOV divided by the number of objects you can fit accross the your
view through the microscope. Then you have to decide how many of the obect
widthwise you can fit in accross perpendicular to that. Like an X. And the
the division of FOV by that number too.
Then you have the number lengthwise (u) X the number widthwise (u).
So say you have a 400 FOV and you think you can fit 4 objects accross the
screen....
400 / 4 = 100u
and then you can fit 2 objects widthwise to the length of one object.
400 / 2 = 200u
So you would have an approximate size of 100u X 200u
2007-03-24 17:01:13 · update #1
There is about 1 million cells in one cubic micron.
2007-03-24 16:28:14 · answer #1 · answered by jlvand58 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cell is the size of the very tip of a very sharp pencil
2007-03-24 16:18:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
magnification=size of speciemen/size of drawing
2007-03-24 16:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by ebiyedinak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋