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∙ 16y agoDivide the apparent diameter -- that is, the actual diameter of the organelle as it appears on the page; use a ruler -- by 5E-7. The resulting quotient is the magnification multiplier. Note that 5 micrometers = 0.5E-6 meter (m) = 5E-7 = 5 x 10-7 = 0.0000005 m.
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∙ 16y agoTo calculate the magnification of the diagram, you need to know the actual size of the organelle in addition to the diameter shown in the diagram. Then, divide the actual size by the size shown in the diagram to determine the magnification factor. For example, if the actual diameter is 0.5 micrometers and the diagram shows it as 0.1 cm, you would divide 0.5 micrometers by 0.1 cm to find the magnification factor.
Field diameter is calculated by measuring the distance across the field of view of a microscope, then dividing that measurement by the magnification of the objective lens being used. This gives you the field diameter in micrometers.
To calculate the size of the organism, you would need to know the magnification of the microscope being used. Comparing the field diameter at 400x magnification with the actual size of the organism would give you the scale factor to determine the organism's size. For example, if the field diameter at 400x is 0.5 mm, and the actual size is 50 micrometers, then the organism is 10 times smaller than the field diameter.
The true diameter of the cell can be calculated by dividing the diameter of the cell in the photo by the magnification. In this case, if the cell in the photo is 2 millimeters in diameter and is magnified 40 times, the true diameter of the cell is 2 mm / 40 = 0.05 mm = 50 micrometers.
Not with the unaided eye it isn't. You really need at least 250 x magnification to see features of a typical neuron (20 or so micrometers in diameter).
The diameter of a typical nucleus is only about 1 × 10-14 m (4 × 10-13 in), or about 1/100,000 of the diameter of the entire atom.
Field diameter is calculated by measuring the distance across the field of view of a microscope, then dividing that measurement by the magnification of the objective lens being used. This gives you the field diameter in micrometers.
To calculate the size of the organism, you would need to know the magnification of the microscope being used. Comparing the field diameter at 400x magnification with the actual size of the organism would give you the scale factor to determine the organism's size. For example, if the field diameter at 400x is 0.5 mm, and the actual size is 50 micrometers, then the organism is 10 times smaller than the field diameter.
17 micrometers = .00066929133858267 inches.
To find the new field of view at 400X magnification, you would divide the original field of view by the magnification increase factor (which is 10 in this case since you are going from 40X to 400X). So, 6000 um / 10 = 600 um. Therefore, the field of view at 400X magnification would be 600 micrometers.
The true diameter of the cell can be calculated by dividing the diameter of the cell in the photo by the magnification. In this case, if the cell in the photo is 2 millimeters in diameter and is magnified 40 times, the true diameter of the cell is 2 mm / 40 = 0.05 mm = 50 micrometers.
the diameter of the high power field microscope is 500 micrometers
Not with the unaided eye it isn't. You really need at least 250 x magnification to see features of a typical neuron (20 or so micrometers in diameter).
Magnification is inversely proportional to the diameter of the field of view.
4 to 6 micrometers
To calculate the field diameter of a medium power lens, you need to first determine the field number of the lens. The field number is typically provided by the manufacturer and represents the diameter of the field of view in millimeters. To calculate the field diameter, you divide the field number by the magnification of the lens. Field diameter = Field number / Magnification.
The diameter of a typical nucleus is only about 1 × 10-14 m (4 × 10-13 in), or about 1/100,000 of the diameter of the entire atom.
0.5 to 0.8 micrometers in diameter and 0.9 to 2.0 micrometers in length