This toolbox item shows the units used in microscopy and the formula for calculating the magnification of a drawing.
I. Units for measurement:
Due to the extremely small size of some samples, the unit for measuring is the micrometer (µm)
| 1 m |
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1 000 mm |
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| 1 mm |
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1000 µm |
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1 µm |
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1/1 000 mm |
| 1 m |
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1 000 000 µm |
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1 µm |
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1/1 000 000 mm |
II. Line aid for metric conversion
| 400 m |
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400 000 mm |
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400 000 000 µm |
| 50 µm |
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0.05 mm |
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0.005 cm |
| 450 cm |
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4 500 mm |
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4 500 000 µm |
| 1 200 µm |
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1.2 mm |
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0.12 cm |
| 8 cm |
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80 mm |
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80 000 µm |
