explain how an ocular micrometer to estimate size is used. then explain why you increasing magnification of the objective lens in ocular division equals fewer UM
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CALIBRATION OF THE MICROSCOPE FOR USE IN MEASUREMENTS Because the microscope greatly magnifies objects, the observer loses perspective on their size. Knowing the diameter of the FOV allows you to estimate the size of objects being observed. The ocular micrometer (a measuring device in one of the ocular lenses) allows you to measure the size of objects more precisely. Before it can be used, the ocular micrometer must be calibrated. The ocular micrometer is 100 units long. We need to know the size of 1 ocular micrometer unit (ocular unit) at each magnification. The easiest way to do this is to measure how many ocular units there are in 1 mm at 40X. The size of an ocular unit changes with magnification in exactly the same way as the diameter of the field of view did (they are inversely proportional). In the example below 1 mm is equivalent to 54 ocular units. With our microscopes at 40X total magnification, 1 mm is equivalent to 40. ocular units. Complete the table below. Total Magnification | Size of 1 ocular unit (µm) 40X 100X 400X 1000X You will be expected to estimate the size of all items observed with the microscope. You will need the data in this table to be able to do so. Make sure you always have access to it.
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8+9. Calibrate the ocular micrometer using the stage micrometer in the images below. How many microns (µm) is each ocular micrometer unit worth at 100x and 400x magnifications. 10. Given that: At 40x each ocular unit is 25 µm At 100x each ocular unit is 10 µm At 400x each ocular unit is 2.5 µm What would you predict is the value of an ocular unit at 1000x?
Calibrating the ocular micrometer. Make a chart with the 4X, 10, 40 and 100X objective lens. For each one, write down the distance covered by the entire 100 units and the distance covered by 1 unit (CX31). Your numbers must be in micrometers. Objective Lens | Distance Covered by 100 units | Distance Covered by 1 unit 4x 10x 40x 100x
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