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a) What is magnification? (b)Give the formula used to calculate magnification in a light microscope

      

a. What is magnification?
b. Give the formula used to calculate magnification in a light microscope

  

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a. The power of making an image larger
Magnification is the ratio of the image size to the object size. Magnification (M) = height of the image / height of the object. When the ratio is greater than one we say the image is magnified and when less than one we say it is diminished.
Also magnification = image distance from the mirror / object distance from the mirror.
b. cutting very thin sections.
thin sections allow light to pass through making it easy to observe the tissue
Use a sharp razor blade during the cutting
sharp blade does not damage, deform, destroy or distort the surface of cell or tissue it makes thin sections
Placing sections in water to maintain turgidity hence maintain shape of cell it prevents drying of the section
Staining the sections with iodine before observing
To make chloroplasts, starch containing structures, granules or plastids distinct.
simiyu kelly answered the question on September 15, 2017 at 09:20


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