Question

If you are using a compound microscope with an ocular lens with a magnification of 10x and an objective lens of 25x, what is the total magnification of the sample?

Answer 1

250×

Explanation:

The ocular lens of the compound microscope is 10×

The objective lens of the compound microscope is 25×

Therefore the total magnification can be calculated as follows

= 10×25

= 250

Hence the total magnification of the compound microscope is 250×