Biology GCSE
Magnification
What Magnification means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Calculated from the objective lens and eyepiece lens values, with the total magnification shown in calculations of magnification and scale.
Making an image larger; a blurred image can be magnified but not resolved.
The number of times an image is larger than the real object.
Topics that use Magnification
- Animal and plant cells (AQA GCSE)
- Microscopy (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Light microscope
- Cell membrane
- Cell structure
- Cell wall
- Cellulose
- chloroplasts
- Cytoplasm
- Discovery of sub-cellular structures
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