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1. ​​Explain the working of a simple microscope.

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     A simple microscope is a single convex lens of lesser focal length. It is also called magnifying glass or reading lens.
 Magnification’s, when final image is formed at D and ¥ mD andmD=(1+D

If lens is kept at a distance a from the eye then mD=1+D−afm∞=D−af.
magnification is given by:mD=1+D-af and m∞=D-af
The simple microscope is as shown in the figure below,

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A microscope is an instrument that makes use of lenses to make smaller objects appear larger. Usually a compound microscope is used in viewing tiny objects.
The object to be viewed under the microscope is called specimen.
A tiny sheet of glass called microscopic slide is used to hold a small sample of the specimen. A second, much thinner, sheet of glass called a cover slip is placed over the sample. The cover slip protects the microscope's objective lens by preventing it from coming in contact with the specimen sample. It also helps to create an even thinness for the sample. The area where we see through is called eye piece. A mirror is placed bellow as the mirror reflects the light and the light gets reflected to the stage ( the area where the glass slide with the sample of the specimen is kept). The mirror is both concave and convex
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