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Dimensions
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Microscopes are designed to create highly magnified view of very, very
small objects. It is often helpful to have an idea of the sizes of the objects
viewed with the microscope compared to the sizes of known objects. |
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| 1 meter |
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100 Centimeters |
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1,000 millimeters |
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1,000,000 microns |
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1,000,000,000 nanometers |
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| 1 millimeter |
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1,000 microns |
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1,000,000 nanometers |
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| 1 micron |
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1,000 nanometers |
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| 1 inch |
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2.54 cm |
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24.5 mm |
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| 1 micro inch |
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24.5 nm |
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| Size |
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| Human hair |
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75 micron in diameter |
| Hydrogen Atom |
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0.2 nm in diameter |
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| Magnification |
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| Magnification of 1,000 |
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1 micron is viewed as 1 mm |
| Magnification of 1,000,000 |
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1 nm is viewed as 1 mm |
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