Question

John and Joshua used a light microscope to observe a plant cell. They indicated the magnification as x1000. Given the eye piece lens magnification x10. Work out the objective lens magnification.

Answer 1

Answer:

Objective Lens Magnification = ×100

Explanation:

In a microscope, the ocular (eyepiece) lenses are usually to a magnification of ×10, meaning that it magnifies the image 10 times. While the standard objective lenses have magnifications of ×4, ×10, ×40, and ×100.

In order to work out the total magnification, the individual magnifications of the ocular and objective lenses have to be known, after which a simple multiplication of both magnifications will give the total magnification used.

Total Magnification = (eyepiece lens magnification) × (objective lens magnification)

1000 = 10 × obejcetive lens magnification

Dividing both sides by 10

Objective lens magnification = 1000 ÷ 10 = 10

∴ Objective lens magnification = ×100