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One of the limitations of the light microscope is the _____.

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resolving power.

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The principal limitation of the light microscope is its resolving power.

Using an objective of NA 1.4, and green light of wavelength 500 nm, the resolution limit is ∼0.2 μm. This value may be approximately halved, with some inconvenience, using ultraviolet radiation of shorter wavelengths.

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