Question

When using a compound light microscope with a 10x eyepiece and objectives of 5x, 10x, and 50x, what is the highest possible magnification for that microscope?

A.50x
B.60x
C.100x
D.500x

Answer 1

Well, this is a good question. To calculate the highest magnification of any image seen through a compound microscope, you need to multiply the power of the largest objective by the power of the eyepiece. For this case, you need to multiply 50X by 10X. The correct answer for this question is D) 500X.