The resolving power of a microscope depends upon:

  • A
    The focal length and aperture of the eye lens
  • B
    The focal lengths of the objective and the eye lens
  • C
    The apertures of the objective and the eye lens
  • D
    The wavelength of light illuminating the object

Explore More

Similar Questions

$A$ microscope objective gathers light over a cone of semi-vertex $30^o$ and uses visible light of wavelength $5500 \text{ Å}$. Its resolving limit is

There are two white dots on a black paper separated by a distance of $1 \, mm$. They are observed by the naked eye. If the diameter of the eye lens is $3 \, mm$,what is the maximum distance between the dots and the eye so that they can be seen as separate (in $, m$)? The wavelength of light is $500 \, nm$.

Difficult
View Solution

The limit of resolution of an oil immersion objective microscope of numerical aperture $0.8$ for light of wavelength $0.6 \mu m$ is

The aperture of the objective of a telescope is $24.4 \, cm$. What is the resolving power of this telescope if light of wavelength $2440 \, \mathring{A}$ is used to view the object?

Two points separated by a distance of $0.1 \, mm$ can just be resolved in a microscope when a light of wavelength $6000 \, Å$ is used. If the light of wavelength $4800 \, Å$ is used, this limit of resolution becomes: (in $mm$)

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo