Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools

he bacterium in the diagram has been magnified so that it appears to be 2.0 cm in length. If its actual length is 2.0 µm, how many times has it been magnified?

Question

Question

The bacterium in the diagram has been magnified so that it appears to be 2.0 cm in length. If its actual length is 2.0 µm, how many times has it been magnified?

🧐 Not the exact question you are looking for?Go ask a question

Solution

To solve this problem, we need to convert the units so they match.

  1. First, we need to know that 1 cm = 10,000 µm (micro-meters).

  2. Convert the magnified length from cm to µm: 2.0 cm * 10,000 = 20,000 µm.

  3. Now, we can find out how many times the bacterium has been magnified by dividing the magnified length by the actual length: 20,000 µm / 2.0 µm = 10,000 times.

So, the bacterium has been magnified 10,000 times.

This problem has been solved

Similar Questions

If an earthworm is 18 mm long and it is photographed and the picture is magnified 2.5×, how long will it be in the picture?

A sperm cell is 5 μm long. How long will it appear when viewed under a microscope with a magnifying power of x1500? (Give your answer in mm)

The graph shows how the magnification m produced by a thin lens varies with image distance v. What is the focal length of the lens used?

Elouise finds a woodlouse that is 8 mm long. When she views it under the microscope it appears 12 cm long. What is the magnification?

The modern microscope which can magnify an object by about 100,000times is (......)

1/1

Upgrade your grade with Knowee

Get personalized homework help. Review tough concepts in more detail, or go deeper into your topic by exploring other relevant questions.