Q2 of 52 Page 430

Can the image formed by a simple microscope be projected on a screen without using any addtional lens or mirror?

Microscope forms image as virtual and erect. To project the virtual and erect image, we need a


lens or mirror. Hence, a microscope cannot project image on a screen without using any additional


lens or mirror.


More from this chapter

All 52 →
1

Can virtual image be formed on the retina in a seeing process?

 3

The angular magnification of a system is less than one. Does it mean that the image formed is inverted?

 4

A simple microscope using a single lens often shows coloured image of a white source. Why?

 5

A magnifying glass is a converging lens placed close to the eye. A farsighted person uses

spectacles having converging lenses. Compare the functions of a converging lens used as a


magnifying glass and as spectacles.