Lab test 2 - extras Flashcards
(12 cards)
What powers can you use course adjustment with
4x and 10x
How to focus
Raise stage to highest position and focus course adjustment knob AWAY from specimen
Why can’t you use the course adjustment knob with high powers (40x)
The working distance is too small
Order of lens use
Lowest to highest
What power should the microscope be on when put away
Lowest
Total magnification
Eyepiece x objective
How to focus under high power
Fine adjustment
What to do before going to higher magnification
Center the specimen
Field of view
How much of the slide can be seen when looking through the ocular lens
Resolution
Ability to see two items as sepearte and discrete (clarity)
Resolving power based on
Quality of lens
Properties of energy source
What do oil and glass have the same
Index of refraction (light does not bend away from the lens as it passes, prevents loss of light)