Microscopy Flashcards
1
Q
What is simple magnification?
A
A single lens used to form an enlarged image of an image
2
Q
What is compound magnification?
A
Magnification occurs in two stages and the total magnification is the product of the magnification of the first lens and second lens
3
Q
What is resolution?
A
The minimum distance that two objects can be separated by and still be seen a two separate objects
4
Q
What is empty magnification?
A
Where an image has been magnified without an improvement
5
Q
What is refraction?
A
Occurs as light passes from one medium to another when there is a difference in the index of refraction between two materials
6
Q
What is refraction index?
A
Defined as the relative speed at which light moves through a material with respect to its speed in a vacuum
