In a microscope the objective is having focal length fo = 2 cm and eye-piece is having focal length fe = 4 cm. The tube length is 32 cm. The magnification produced by this microscope for normal adjustment is .
Answer
100
Solution
In normal adjustment the final image is at infinity. For a compound microscope of tube length L (with D = 25 cm):
m = Lfo Dfe
m = 322 254
m = 16 6.25 = 100
Answer: 100