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QuestionCan I use a magnifying glass instead?Trïshïä TärrözäCommunity AnswerIn science, you can't use a magnifying glass to observe a liquid, germ, molecules, etc.
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QuestionCan the microscope see a virus?HannahCommunity AnswerNo, because the majority of viruses are too small for that. You would need an electron microscope to view them. There are a few so called "giant viruses" (200-400 nm) that could be observed through an optical (light) microscope, but not without laboratory equipment.
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QuestionIs part 2 and 3 necessary to complete the microscope? Can't it just work if we have only done part 1?DonaganTop AnswererYes, Part 1 is enough to accomplish the basic purpose envisioned in the above article. Parts 2 and 3 are just refinements.
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QuestionWill the results of the microscope be suitable for studies?DonaganTop AnswererProbably not. The "microscope" above is intended more as a toy than as a scientific tool. It all depends on the quality and the compatibility of the lenses used.
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QuestionHow much smaller object can be seen with a microscope?DonaganTop AnswererA modern, electronic microscope can provide images of single cells or even atoms.
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QuestionHow does a real microscope reflect light?DonaganTop AnswererA simple optical microscope uses an electric light bulb above the sample and a small mirror below it.
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QuestionWill it zoom in or out?DonaganTop AnswererNo. Moving one lens with respect to the other will merely focus the image.
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QuestionIs this microscope strong enough to see microorganisms?DonaganTop AnswererNo, it's not that powerful.
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QuestionCan I see a bacteria and also ,what type of lens, is it concave or convex?DonaganTop AnswererThe homemade microscope featured in the above article will not produce enough magnification to show bacteria. The lenses it uses are convex.
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QuestionCan I make a lens using a plastic bottle?DonaganTop AnswererNo, a plastic bottle will not refract light in any useful way.
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QuestionCan you use both eyepieces from a pair of binoculars?DonaganTop AnswererIt's possible, but you'd have to experiment with them to see if they would work. (Just hold them in your hands at various distances from each other to see if you can get a useful image.)
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QuestionCan a circle of plastic bottle can be replaced in lenses? I don't have a lens.DonaganTop AnswererNo, plastic bottles will not produce a useful image. Nothing but lenses will work.
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QuestionCan I see a bacteria or a leaf cell through this microscope?DonaganTop AnswererIt depends on the lenses you use, but this article was probably not created with the intention of making a microscope that powerful.
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QuestionWhere do you get lenses?DonaganTop AnswererSee Part 1 Step 3 above.
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