Microscopes

• Which microscopes don’t show colour?

  Electron microscopes
• How do you work out the magnification of a microscope?


  eye piece lens x objective lens
• What is resolution?


  the ability to distinguish two closely spaced points as separate points and see fine detail clearly.
• What are the three types of microscopes?

  light microscope, transmission electron microscope, scanning electron microscope
• What are the advantages of a light microscope?


  portable, easy to set up, can see colour, living specimen
• What is one disadvantage of a transmission electron microscope?

  expensive
• How do you work out the image size?


  actual size x magnification