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Ch. 4 - Microscopy, Staining, and Classification
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Capitolo 4, Problema 3

Immersion oil ________(increases/decreases) the numerical aperture, which ________(increases/decreases) resolution because _______(more/fewer) light rays are involved.

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Understand that immersion oil is used in microscopy to improve image quality by affecting the numerical aperture (NA) of the objective lens.
Recall that numerical aperture (NA) is given by the formula \(NA = n \times \sin(\theta)\), where \(n\) is the refractive index of the medium between the specimen and the objective lens, and \(\theta\) is the half-angle of the maximum cone of light that can enter the lens.
Recognize that immersion oil has a refractive index closer to that of glass (around 1.5), which is higher than air (refractive index ~1.0), so using immersion oil increases the refractive index \(n\) in the NA formula.
Since increasing \(n\) increases the numerical aperture \(NA\), this allows the objective lens to gather more light rays (larger \(\theta\) effectively), improving the resolution of the microscope.
Conclude that immersion oil increases the numerical aperture, which increases resolution because more light rays are involved in forming the image.

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