In a compound microscope, the objective has a focal length of 1.0 cm, the eyepiece has a focal length of 2.0 cm, and the tube length is 25 cm. What is the magnitude of the overall magnification of the microscope?

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Answer:

The  value  is   [tex]m \approx 310[/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

     The  focal length of the objective is  [tex]f_o = 1.0 \ cm[/tex]

    The  focal length of the eyepiece is  [tex]f_e = 2.0 \ cm[/tex]

    The  tube length is  [tex]L = 25 \ cm[/tex]

Generally the magnitude of the overall magnification is mathematically represented as

            [tex]m = m_o * m_e[/tex]

Where  [tex]m_o[/tex] is the objective magnification which is mathematically represented as

        [tex]m_o = \frac{L}{f_o }[/tex]

=>      [tex]m_o = \frac{25}{1 }[/tex]

=>      [tex]m_o = 25[/tex]

[tex]m_e[/tex] is the eyepiece magnification which is mathematically evaluated as

     [tex]m_e = \frac{L }{f_e }[/tex]

     [tex]m_e = \frac{25 }{ 2}[/tex]

      [tex]m_e = 12.5 \ cm[/tex]

So

    [tex]m = 25 * 12.5[/tex]

     [tex]m \approx 310[/tex]