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Chapter 34, Problem 62E(choose chapter or problem)
Resolution of a Microscope. The image formed by a microscope objective with a focal length of 5.00 mm is 160 mm from its second focal point. The eyepiece has a focal length of 26.0 mm.
(a) What is the angular magnification of the microscope?
(b) The unaided eye can distinguish two points at its near point as separate if they are about 0.10 mm apart. What is the minimum separation between two points that can be observed (or resolved) through this microscope?
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QUESTION:
Resolution of a Microscope. The image formed by a microscope objective with a focal length of 5.00 mm is 160 mm from its second focal point. The eyepiece has a focal length of 26.0 mm.
(a) What is the angular magnification of the microscope?
(b) The unaided eye can distinguish two points at its near point as separate if they are about 0.10 mm apart. What is the minimum separation between two points that can be observed (or resolved) through this microscope?
ANSWER:Solution 62E
Step 1
Focal length of the objective lens, f1 = 5,00 mm
Focal length of the objective lens,