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A light microscope used to observe two membranes that are 200nm
how far are the membranes when the objective lens is changed from low power x40 to high power x400

a)2um b)20um c)200nm d)2000nm

Reply 1

neon_reaper

Original post by yeah1106

A light microscope used to observe two membranes that are 200nm
how far are the membranes when the objective lens is changed from low power x40 to high power x400

a)2um b)20um c)200nm d)2000nm

Well if the magnification has increased by 10x the distance between the membranes (assuming thats the question) will increase by 10x

Reply 2

vanillahater

Original post by neon_reaper

Well if the magnification has increased by 10x the distance between the membranes (assuming thats the question) will increase by 10x

the distance between the two membranes will stay the same in real time regardless of what magnification is being used to view the specimen. the correct option is C. This is a trick question of sorts .