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[[Image:Light micro.jpg|right|A light microscope]] | [[Image:Light micro.jpg|right|A light microscope]] | ||
The light microscope uses light energy to see small objects on a slide through an eyepiece. The | The light microscope uses light energy to see small objects on a slide through an eyepiece. The direction of light upon to the slide, focused by lenses, magnifies the size of the objects to the viewer<ref>http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/methods/microscopy/microscopy.html</ref>. | ||
=== Advantages === | |||
*Inexpensive to buy and operate | |||
*Relatively small | |||
*Both living and dead specimens can be viewed | |||
*Little expertise is required in order to set up and use the microscope | |||
*The original colour of the specimen can be viewed | |||
=== Disadvantages === | |||
*Maximum magnification of 1500x | |||
*Specimen may be disfigured during preparation to be viewed under the microscope | |||
*The resolving power is 1 nm for biological specimens | |||
=== References === | |||
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Revision as of 11:57, 5 December 2017
The light microscope uses light energy to see small objects on a slide through an eyepiece. The direction of light upon to the slide, focused by lenses, magnifies the size of the objects to the viewer[1].
Advantages
- Inexpensive to buy and operate
- Relatively small
- Both living and dead specimens can be viewed
- Little expertise is required in order to set up and use the microscope
- The original colour of the specimen can be viewed
Disadvantages
- Maximum magnification of 1500x
- Specimen may be disfigured during preparation to be viewed under the microscope
- The resolving power is 1 nm for biological specimens