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Optical Instruments & the Eye

A microscope has an objective of focal length 2 cm, eyepiece of focal length 4 cm and the tube length of 40 cm. If the distance of distinct vision of eye is 25 cm, the magnification in the microscope is

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Answer: (d)

  1. Normal adjustment: M=Lfo⋅DfeM = \dfrac{L}{f_o} \cdot \dfrac{D}{f_e}.
  2. M=402×254=20×6.25=125M = \dfrac{40}{2} \times \dfrac{25}{4} = 20 \times 6.25 = 125.
  3. So the answer is (d) 125.
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