Question

Does the magnifying power of a microscope depend on the colour of the light used? justify your answer.

Answer 1

Yes, the magnifying power of a microscope depends on the colour of the light used.

The physical parameters which determine the resolution include the wavelength of light, and the light-gathering power of the objective and condenser lenses.

The ability of the human eye to see details may be compromised to some extent if there is blue or violet light. Green light is most suitable for the human eye. So the makers of microscopes correct their simplest lenses (achromats) for green light.

Answer 2

 Well, the answer is yes, the magnifying power of a microscope do depends on the color of light. The resolution depends upon of the wavelength of light as well as the condenser lense and light gathering power of the certain material. The simplest reason is that the different color of light refracted with varying extent by the glass of the lens. And mostly microscope we see is usually achromatic and suitable for the green light Such type of achromatic lenses don’t support the high resolution imaging when using other light like white or blue because in this case light don’t focus of same plane as happen in the green light case