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The length of the tube of a microscope is 10 cm . The focal lengths of the objective and eye lenses are 0.5 cm and 1.0 cm . The magnifying power of the microscope is about

A

5

B

23

C

166

D

500

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D

(d) We assume that final image is formed at infinity, and so
`M_(oo)=((L_(oo)-f_(o)-f_(e))D)/(f_(o)f_(e))=(LD)/(f_(o)f_(e))`
Magnifying power of the microscope, `M_(oo)=(10xx25)/(0.5xx1)=500`
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