Sue observes a clear plastic, millimeter ruler under low power of her microscope. She sees three divisions of the ruler. What would be the field diameter of Sue's microscope on low power? (in micrometers ('µm')

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Dangelo Osborne

25 July, 06:06

Sue observes a clear plastic, millimeter ruler under low power of her microscope. She sees three divisions of the ruler. What would be the field diameter of Sue's microscope on low power? (in micrometers ('µm')

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Iyana · Answer 1

field of view

3mm = 3x10^-3m

1 micron = 10^-6m

so there are 3x10^-3/10^-6 microns in 3mm

=3000microns

for the area, pi D^2 = > 3X2999^^2 sq microns = > 27000 sq microns