Microscopes Flashcards
Mag of the eye peace lense?
x 10 or x 15
Parts of a microscope
- eye pease lense
- barrle
- rotating plate
- objective lenses
- stage
- condenser
- mirror/light
- base
- bolt
- stage clip
- arm
- fine focus wheel
- corse focusing wheel
Mag of objective lenses
- x4
- x10
- x40
- x100
Whats the max mag of a light microscope?
x1500
Whats the max mag of a scanning electron microscope?
x 100,000
Whats the max mag of a transmission electron microscope?
x 500,000
Unit conversions
m (x1000) mm (x1000) μm (x1000) nm (x1000) pm
m > mm > μm > nm > pm
How is an image produced:
light micrascope
-By a light shining through a cell, magnified by lenses
How is an image produced:
Scanning electron microscope
- electrons bounse off the surecace of the cell and a computer detects the patern of the defelction
How is an image produced:
Transmission electron microscope
- passes through a cell that has been stained with metal and the comuter detects a patern
Is the image in colour:
Light microscope
- yes
Is the image in colour:
Scanning electron microscope
- the computer softwere adds colour after the image is produced
Is the image in colour:
Transmission electron microscipe
- no
2D or 3D:
Light microscope
- 3D
2D or 3D:
Scanning electron microscope
- 3D
2D or 3D:
Transsmision electron microscope
2D
What is the image resolution:
Light Microscope
- 200 nm
What is the image resolution:
scanning electron Microscope
- 10 nm
What is the image resolution:
transmission electron Microscope
- 0.2 nm