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What would be the magnification of a specimen viewed with a compound light microscope that has an objective power of 10x and an ocular lens power of 5x?
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What would be the magnification of a specimen viewed with a compound light microscope that has an objective power of 10x and an ocular lens power of 5x?

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Magnification = Objective lens * Ocular lens (power)
m = 10x * 5x
m = 50x

In short, Your Answer would be 50x

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