The diffraction limit is an unbeatable barrier limiting the effective resolution of light microscopy due to the inherent wavelength of light.True or False

Q: True or false :   each objective of a phase contrast microscope contains a phase plate.   phase…

A: PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY : phase contrast microscopy is an optical microscopy technique that…

Q: When carrying a microscope you should always have one hand on the base and the other on the arm.…

A: Microscope is a laboratory instrument that is used to examine objects that cannot be seen through…

Q: What is the area of field of view in micrometers on 400x magnification. Please show work.

A: A microscope is an instrument used to see enlarged images of a specimen, which otherwise cannot be…

Q: Shown below are several micrographs (images from microscopes) that were taken using different…

A: Here, the correct microscopic technique has to be matched with the image.

Q: True-False Only lint-free, optically safe tissue should be used to wipe off microscope lenses.

A: Human eye can see objects that are small as about 0.1 millimeter. Microscope is a special instrument…

Q: What is the viewing field diameter when you use 10X magnification on the dissecting microscope

A: A dissecting microscope is a type of microscope that is specifically designed for examining the…

Q: D) When performing fluorescence microscopy what are the stokes shift and why is it better  to have…

A: Answer: Fluorescence Microscopy  In fluorescent microscopy , the specimen we use is either…

Q: Between wet mount and hanging drop slide preparations, which is more resistant to evaporation? Which…

A: Bacteria are member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms. It has cell walls but lacks…

Q: List and describe the three elements of good microscopy.

A: The microscope is an optical instrument that is used to view very small objects. The objects which…

Q: In light microscopy, when magnification is increased, the lens focuses closer to the sample.  This…

A: Microscope helps to observe the organisms or objects that cannot be seen by our naked eye because…

Q: Describe the conditions under which dark-field microscopy is the best choice for viewing specimens.

A: Darkfield microscopy is a method of microscopy in which the images are excluded from the unscattered…

Q: What is the advantage of phase-contrast microscopyover bright-field microscopy?

A: Phase-contrast microscopy is an optical microscopy technique that converts phase shifts in light…

Q: Explain the differences between Brightfield, Darkfield, and Phase-Contrast Microscopy.

A: * Here are some differences between bright field microscopy darkfield miccroscopy and phase contrast…

Q: 2) What are the different objective lens magnifications? Why is it always good practice to start at…

A: 2). (a) Objective lens are those which are present closest to the specimen under observation, these…

Q: These cells are being viewed under high power.  Use the length of just one cell to estimate the…

A: Field of view or FOV is said to be the area which could be observed by the microscope. Measurement…

Q: Using a good compound light microscope with a resolving power of 0.3 µm, 10X ocular lens, and a 100X…

A: Using a good compound light microscope with a resolving power of 0.3 µm, 10X ocular lens, and a 100X…

Q: Match the lens (condenser, high-dry, low-power, ocular, or oil immersion) to itsdescription. Choices…

A: Magnification is defined as the processes of increasing the size of the object in its image. It does…

Q: microscopy, why are different stains used for different samples? Be specific.

A: A microscope is an instrument which is used to observe microscopic specimens which are otherwise not…

Q: True or False: The microscope should be stored with the oil immersion lens in position over the…

A: Oil immersion is used to increase the resolving power of a microscope. This is made possible by…

Q: How does differential interference contrastmicroscopy differ from bright-field microscopy?

A: Microscopes are used to observe objects at cellular level such as the nucleus, mitochondria and…

Q: Discuss the microscopy technique that gives the best contrast image of non-biological samples such…

A: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) SEM is considered as one of the most popular technique used for…

Q: Always begin examing microscope slides with which power objective?

A: A microscope is an instrument of immense importance in a biology/ microbiology laboratory. As the…