Question

what should be the magnification when you place the slide under the microscope

Answer 1

Magnifying Objects/ Focusing Image:When viewing a slide through the microscope make sure that the stage is all the way down and the 4X scanning objective is locked into place.Place the slide that you want to view over the aperture and gently move the stage clips over top of the slide to hold it into place.Beginning with the 4X objective, looking through the eyepiece making sure to keep both eyes open (if you have trouble cover one eye with your hand) slowly move the stage upward using the coarse adjustment knob until the image becomes clear. This is the only time in the process that you will need to use the coarse adjustment knob. The microscopes that you will be using are parfocal, meaning that the image does not need to be radically focused when changing the magnification.To magnify the image to the next level rotate the nosepiece to the 10X objective. While looking through the eyepiece focus the image into view using only the fine adjustment knob, this should only take a slight turn of the fine adjustment knob to complete this task.To magnify the image to the next level rotate the nosepiece to the 40X objective. While looking through the eyepiece focus the image into view using only the fine adjustment knob, this should only take a slight turn of the fine adjustment knob to complete this task.Total Magnification:To figure the total magnification of an image that you are viewing through the microscope is really quite simple. To get the total magnification take the power of the objective (4X, 10X, 40x) and multiply by the power of the eyepiece, usually 10X.

Answer 2

Rotate the nosepiece to the 10x objective for 100x magnification. Rotate the nosepiece to the lowest-power objective usually 4x for 40x magnification). It is easiest to scan a slide at a low setting, since you have a wider field of view at low power.