Question

What is the maximum magnification of a compound light microscope? 500x 1,000x 2,500x 5,000x

Answer 1

The answer is 2,500 (C)

Answer 2

Answer:

Option B, 1000 X

Explanation:

The simple formula to find the magnification strength of compound light microscope is to multiply the magnification power of eyepiece lens by the objective lens power.  

For example – if an eyepiece has power of10x and objective lens has power of  20x , then the highest magnification could be 10 X 20 i.e 200

However, the maximum magnification power of a lens is 1000x

Thus, option B is correct