level: microscopy
Questions and Answers List
level questions: microscopy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what will the resolution find us? | the shortest distance between two points on a specimen that can still be distinguished as two separate entities. |
| what is the resolution of a light microscope? | 0.2 micro meter's |
| what is the resolution of a electron microscope? | up to 0.1 nano meter's |
| what is the enlarged appearance of an object called? | image (image size) |
| what is the material your looking at called? | object (real size) |
| how do we calculate magnification? | magnification = image size divided by object size |
| what is a kilo meter in meter's? | (10 to the power of 3 meters) |
| what is millimetres in meters? | (10 to the power of -3 meters) |
| what is micrometers in meters? | (10 to the power of -6 meters) |
| what is nano meters in meters? | (10 to the power of -9 meters) |