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Simple vs Compound Microscopes Comparison

Compound microscopes have multiple objective lenses that allow for higher magnification than simple microscopes. They use objective and eyepiece lenses along with an artificial light source to achieve magnifications up to 2000x. Compound microscopes have additional focusing controls and are used for advanced analysis in research, while simple microscopes are used for more basic observation.

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Simple vs Compound Microscopes Comparison

Compound microscopes have multiple objective lenses that allow for higher magnification than simple microscopes. They use objective and eyepiece lenses along with an artificial light source to achieve magnifications up to 2000x. Compound microscopes have additional focusing controls and are used for advanced analysis in research, while simple microscopes are used for more basic observation.

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Compound Microscope

No Characteristics Simple Microscope

1 Number of Typically has only one Has multiple objective


lens lens for magnification lenses to achieve higher
order of magnification
2 Complexity It is a basic level This is comparatively
microscope used for complex and is used by
general purposes professionals in research
3 Magnification It has only one lens for It uses objective and
magnification eyepiece lens for
magnification
4 Condenser Absent Present
5 Light Source Natural Artificial light source
(illuminator)
6 Magnifying Up to 300x Up to 2000x
Power
7 Mirror Type Concave One side is concave and
the other side is plain
8 Level of Only one level Higher level
magnification
9 Adjusting No Yes
magnification
10 Focusing It typically has only one It has two adjustment
adjustment adjustment screw called screws – Coarse and
the coarse adjustment Fine
used to adjust the limb Coarse – It is used to
up and down to focus on quickly adjust the focus
the specimen on the object
Fine – It is used to make
finer, minute adjustments
to focus
11 Application These microscopes find Compound microscopes
areas utility in basically find utility in advanced
enlarging objects to view analysis of
them clearly. These are microorganisms, in-depth
used for rudimentary analysis of cells in living
analysis in microbiology, beings.
pedology and
dermatology

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