Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 32.6, Problem 32.6GI
You're a biologist trying to resolve details of structures within a cell, but they look fuzzy even at the highest power of your microscope. Which of the following might help: (a) substituting an eyepiece with shorter focal length, as suggested by Equation 31.10; (b) putting a red filter over the white light source used to illuminate the microscope slide; or (c) putting a blue filter over the white light source?
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