Answer to Question #283359 in Microbiology for rania

Question

Using a good compound light microscope with a resolving power of 0.3 µm, 10X ocular lens, and a 100X oil immersion lens. Would you be able to discern two objects separated by 3 µm? 0.3 µm? 300 nm?

Answer 1

Yes, You would be able to discern two objects separated by the three distances, 3m , 0.3m and 300nm beacuse the resolving power of the microscope with the use of its strongest lens is 0.3m.