alleryStart learning →Light microscopes used in an undergraduate college laboratory magnify up to approximately what factor?
AAbout 40 times
BAbout 4,000 times
CAbout 40,000 times
DAbout 400 times
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. About 400 times
1. Student microscopes are light microscopes, which pass visible light through a lens system.
2. Those used in an undergraduate college laboratory magnify up to approximately 400 times.
3. Magnifications in the thousands belong to oil immersion work or to electron microscopes.
4. The stated ceiling is about 400 times.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Cell Structure", section 4.1 Studying Cells_
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