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How can the resolving power of a microscope be increase?

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Updated on : 2022-09-05
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To achieve this, the objective lens is kept as close to the specimen as possible. A higher refractive index (n) medium must be used. Oil immersion microscopes use oil to increase the refractive index. ... Thus, optical microscopes can only image to about 0.1 micron

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